Today I am grateful for modern medicine - with all the flaws and failings, there are more treatments available for more conditions and diseases than ever before.

We can become frustrated, even angry, at delays in diagnosis and treatment, but I remember as a child watching a Grandpa and Great Aunt dying of cancers that are curable today. And as an adult, watching my Dad die of a cancer that is now treatable.

Recently an excellent Nurse Practitioner detected an irregularity in my heartbeat, when I was at Urgent Care seeking Paxlovid for my Covid. She ordered an ECG and packed me off to the ER. A heart blockage was discovered, and thanks to modern medicine we can do a trial of medications instead of surgery.

I have had numerous joint replacements and repairs, keeping me mobile and alleviating pain - 2 generations ago, I would have been in a wheelchair without these technologies.

The Patient Portals, which some love and some detest, with the easy sharing of information, have made healthcare more seamless as we see many specialists, and safer as all of our medications are listed in one place.

Since this is a gratitude discussion, what part of modern medicine has made your life better?