Month: June 2012
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Acupuncture with Dirt on my Face
Volunteering on the Burmese Border Mae Sot, Thailand The other day I nearly made the head of parliament faint while giving him acupuncture. He had arrived—with his entourage in tow—at the urging of a patient I had treated earlier in the week who had been suffering for years with a disc problem at L4, mild…
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I’m Stoney, but not Stoned
An Acupuncture Externship in China I spent a month at Guangzhou TCM University Hospital observing four doctors, each with different specialties. I met my translator at the entrance to the TCM department—he was holding a sign with my name on it. He introduced himself by saying, “Hello, I’m Stoney, but not stoned.” Sporting thick black…