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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward T. 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 Web sites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the Web site) 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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Sept. 22, 2009
Blog: Fight stress with a day of rest
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
We at MayoClinic.com have been impressed with the response to the recent blog about the "Sunday night blues." Although this phenomenon isn't often discussed in scientific circles, we know that it's real and it has a palpable influence on our lives.
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I have learned, as many of you have, that we need down time to collect our thoughts before the week begins. For some of us, that may well be Monday, but for others it may be Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the kind of work that they do. Whatever day it is, we all need a day of rest.
My wife Peggy and I deliberately try to keep our schedules clear on Sunday so we have time that's just for us. We also are judicious about checking our voicemail and email, which are almost always full of demands and expectations.
Let me share with you another story. I have a friend who went through a serious cancer experience and is now doing well. She continues to be a prominent business person in the community and a civic activist. She told me that she has resigned almost all of these positions, save the few that are really important to her. Why? She only has so much energy, so much vitality, she said, and if it is given away there's nothing left for her to heal herself. Wow, what a powerful insight — and what a wonderful example for the rest of us.
A colleague once remarked that we never really know the burdens that our friends and coworkers carry. The truth of that statement is brought home to me every day by the comments on this blog. I am inspired by the heroism I see, and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from your wisdom.
What else can we learn from each other? Who else has survival tactics to share?
5 comments posted
December 20, 2009 7:27 p.m.
Even God took a day off after 6 days of creating. the Sabbath was created for man and not for God. It is to be a day of rest and recreation and worship. Barbara A "Cry Depression, celebrate Recovery" - soon to be released
- Barbara
October 19, 2009 7:49 p.m.
I recall in one of the Little House on the Prairie books, Laura and her sisters are doing the fall housecleaning and after a couple of very rough days *she was very thankful that Sunday is a day of rest.* We need to set aside a day for rest. Lock your electronic binkie in a drawer and pick up your old copy of *Heidi* instead. There was life before e-mail. Stare out the window and remember what that was like.
- Appleby
October 7, 2009 5:03 a.m.
Profound truth. The true strength of character is knowing one's positives and negatives. We should do everything within our power to highlight and focus on the positives so that the negatives don't win the race. Priority to time, effort and comfort enhance your physical and mental wellbeing and cannot be construed as being selfish. If you can't help yourself what's the use of taking on more than you can handle. Placing too many demands on yourself and having too many expectations from everything around you will inevitably lead to situations that you cannot control. It's always better to be safe than sorry.
- Priyadarshini
September 26, 2009 11:41 a.m.
Good post thank you! For long days on my feet, my personal recipe is five minutes of complete down-time (read: constructive rest position) every hour. Bets regards, Alex Frigino MT
- Alex
September 22, 2009 10:21 a.m.
Stressed readers might want to look at the free information on stressedfamily.blogspot.com
- Bill
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