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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." — Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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May 4, 2011
Everyone has a burden to carry
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Some of the most powerful comments people post on this blog are about resiliency and tenacity in the face of adversity. These comments are a reminder that everyone faces challenges.
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You may see someone at work or in the community who seemingly has "everything" — a beautiful house, a cabin on the lake, brilliant children and a successful career. However, everyone has a burden to carry or an ache in their heart. There are no exceptions.
"Do not judge lest you also be judged," is sage advice. If you haven't walked a mile in someone's moccasins, you have no concept of what their life is like. We would all do well to remember that and to try to be patient and charitable with others. We're all on a journey to seek out peace and serenity, but we can't get there if we're weighed down by resentment and anger.
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October 13, 2011 10:46 p.m.
For what happens to us has a reason. Everything is a blessing whether it is good or bad. From good stuffs it brings happiness, and from bad it gives experience for us to become better and stronger. It is similar to our emotion, what makes it bad is what we do.
- Chiropractor Pacific Beach
May 11, 2011 9:24 p.m.
Mom died when I was 7, dad married an abusive drunk and he turned into one, Viet Nam at 18. Addicted at 21, divorced at 31, any drug any woman until 38, turned life around and went to college at 42- graduated magna cum lauda at 46. Remarried at 49, teach in a prison now. Stress is just a bonus where I work. Depression has been my constant companion for over 50 years. Life is hell.
- Fred
May 11, 2011 3:06 p.m.
Thank you for this post. My husband is struggling with depression and bipolar disorder, and my brother is battling an addiction - both of which have put a huge stress on me and my family over the past year. Sometimes I'm tempted to look at my friends' relationships and think, "I wish my spouse were more like him." Or, "They seem so happy; I wish I could have such a normal life." But when I scratch beneath the surface, I often learn that they, too, are trying to overcome their own roadblocks in life. Certainly, I don't feel better that my friends are suffering. But I do feel like we're all in this together. Perfection may be a noble goal, but it shouldn't dictate happiness and fulfillment in life.
- Sarah
May 11, 2011 5:35 a.m.
I feel this most often at church, which is focused on The Family and teenagers -- I am a spinster of 60+ and feel like a stranger and a spare wheel. It is very hard to remember that God also loves those who dont come in sets.
- Appleby
May 10, 2011 9:44 a.m.
As a child I always assumed other families were more well off than we were. My mother worked outside the home when stay-at-home moms were more common. Our home was untidy and disorganized, the laundry always piling up. Now that I'm older I realize few had the TV sitcom homes I imagined and have learned my home was filled with affection and love--even though it wasn't a candidate for "House Beautiful."
- Alma
May 7, 2011 12:23 p.m.
Ridding yourself of anger and resentment is the most freeing thing you can do for your psyche. Your mind will free up space to make room for being patient and charitable to yourself and then to pass it on. I am a firm believer in this. Nice blog as always.
- Joy
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