AdminJun 11Sometimes they just need a hugPortland, Maine— It was a beautiful spring day in Pasadena, California. The wisteria and lilacs were blooming, the air was crisp and the...
AdminMay 7Breaking a legPortland, Maine—Recently, after reconnecting with the good folks at Dockerty Health Care in Michigan, I decided to give them "a leg up"...
AdminApr 2‘Who dey?’ $4 Super Bowl ticket, anyone?Watching this year's exciting Super Bowl with the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams reminded me of my attendance at Super Bowl XVI...
AdminMar 5Miles to go before we sleepPortland, Maine— On Dec. 31, 2021, I woke up with a hopeful feeling. After the deaths of three good friends in 2021, I was looking...
AdminFeb 13America’s most critical shortagePortland, Maine — Almost every industry in the U.S. today is dealing with a shortage of workers. The delta and omicron variants are...
AdminJan 9Whatever it takes: the virtue of resourcefulnessPortland, Maine—I had just received my first hospital assignment at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale, Maryland (just north of D.C....
AdminDec 12, 2021It ain’t easy being nice Portland, Maine-- At our favorite breakfast restaurant here in Portland, one of the better wait staff just walked off the job, blurting...
AdminNov 7, 2021The ginger ale trail Portland, Maine— My wife Sharon and I just completed our first road trip since the start of the pandemic. The distance between South...
By Theodore LewisOct 8, 2021When the prayer is answered in a roundabout wayPortland, Maine – Growing up in a home of faith facilitated my belief in God at an early age. My father, a great English teacher, writer,...
By Theodore LewisSep 8, 2021A smile that can change the worldPortland, Maine—The day after attending the “Three Tenors Concert” in the historic Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan in July 1999, I...
By Theodore LewisAug 8, 2021Warm weather, warm people, sweat-soaked shirt and déjà vuPortland, Maine— Traveling for the first time since the pandemic, my wife and I booked a flight down to the Maryland-DC area. Prior to...
By Theodore LewisJul 5, 2021Hope for Guam's health care Having another hospital in Guam's medical portfolio has brought several advantages to the island’s residents At the end of 2019 prior to...
By Theodore LewisJun 5, 2021A new promised landI'm tired of wearing a mask. I'm tired of social distancing. I miss New York's Broadway.I miss breakfasts at First Light in Scarborough....
By Theodore LewisMay 4, 2021Hong Kong heart attackHong Kong. That mystical place where east meets west. That unique history-filled beautiful territory owned by the British for 100 years...
By Theodore LewisApr 5, 2021Almost famous Portland, Maine — I had my first introduction to fame in 1977 during our Andrews University Band trip to Romania, where concert-goers —...
By Theodore LewisFeb 3, 2021An angel in BucharestPortland, Maine — My participation as part of a musical group began in my high school band days at Adelphian Academy in Holly, Michigan,...
AdminJan 6, 2021Death takes a life— but not a friendThe 2019 holiday season was inspiring, festive and full of good cheer. 2020? Not so much. Starting at Thanksgiving and ending on New...
By Theodore LewisNov 1, 2020The Beatles’ antidote to rifts and tiffsPortland, Maine— On this gorgeous fall Sunday in Southern Maine, my wife and I enjoyed our first cup of coffee and flipped on the TV to...
By Theodore LewisSep 9, 2020A wedding and a funeral: a tale of two paradisesPortland, Maine-- Two of my favorite places, Guam and Maine, both had their first confirmed case of Covid-19 around Friday the 13th of...
By Theodore LewisSep 1, 2020Passing the buckPortland, Maine— A Johns Hopkins’ study published in 2016 estimated there are at least 250,000 annual deaths in U.S. hospitals related to...
By Theodore LewisAug 2, 2020An unforgettable adventureDuring the time of Covid-19, most of us have had significant increases in our average time spent watching TV, Netflix, Hulu, etc. A...
By Theodore LewisJun 2, 2020When a mustard seed moved a mountainPortland, Maine— In this unusual time of great need for physical healing, jobs, financial help, and, in many cases, food on the table...
By Theodore LewisMay 2, 2020Reflection on time leftPortland, Maine — Let's face it, anyone over 40 has been thinking, even if remotely, what if? What if I test positive? The older we are,...
By Theodore LewisApr 3, 2020The virtue of forgiveness (Part 2)"Never does the human soul appear so strong when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.” - Edwin Hubbell Chapina In Part One...
By Theodore LewisMar 30, 2020What about tomorrow?Portland Maine--Last night one of our neighbor families got into a real loud fight. The husband was yelling, the children were crying,...
By Theodore LewisMar 16, 2020Friday, the 13thPortland, Maine--Where America's day begins and begins. Guam, a U.S. territory, west of the international dateline likes to say that this...
By Theodore LewisMar 4, 2020Vengeance is mine?Portland, Maine — It is only human that when an injustice occurs to us, we want to get revenge. However, my father taught me the biblical...
By Theodore LewisFeb 5, 2020Prepare for a ‘very senior tsunami’The first wave of a powerful tsunami has already reached Guam, and the second and third waves are on their way with exponentially...
By Theodore LewisJan 26, 2020The Super Bowl of all Super BowlsPortland, Maine— Congrats to Kansas City Chief and San Francisco 49er fans. Your teams have had a phenomenal year and this will be an...
By Theodore LewisDec 2, 2019Impossible is nothingPortland, Maine — I was fresh out of receiving my MBA from the School of Business at Andrews University. After spending a year or so...
By Theodore LewisNov 2, 2019Falling from grace aboard the QE2Portland, Maine—In 1990 I enjoyed my first cruise aboard the QE2 (Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth II). What a classic ship and what a great...
By Theodore LewisOct 3, 2019How a Manila heart surgeon helped save Maine HospitalPortland, Maine — In last month’s column about legendary physicians, I was reminded about the talents of Dr. Jorge Garcia, heart surgeon...
By Theodore LewisSep 1, 2019Legendary physiciansPortland, Maine — Recently I got a phone call from my personal physician, Myron Krueger of Brunswick, Maine, who wanted to let me know...
By Theodore LewisAug 2, 2019The promisePortland, Maine — One of the neat things about every job I've had is the friendship that has always developed from unexpected sources. Of...
By Theodore LewisJul 3, 2019The colored print shirt where education was lifePortland, Maine — Once upon a time, the State of Michigan was the world leader of the auto industry and the center of research, industry...
By Theodore LewisJun 2, 2019The art of extinguishing bridge firesPortland, Maine — After a recent trip to Washington, D.C., where I ran into a former colleague whom I hadn't seen for some time, I was...
By Theodore LewisMay 15, 2019Finally remembering to say ‘Thank You’Chicago, Illinois — This story is about seeing an old friend after several years, and then realizing I had never said thank you for...
By Theodore LewisApr 3, 2019High and tights with mediocre cheeseSouth Portland, Maine— 1968 was arguably the most tumultuous year in modern U.S. history. Jan. 23: North Korea captures the USS Pueblo...
By Theodore LewisMar 5, 2019Sometimes it can be scarySouth Portland, Maine — I read the news today, oh boy! "Uber driver hospitalized after throat slit by passenger.” "Pregnant Lyft driver...
By Theodore LewisJan 31, 2019An elusive dreamSouth Portland, Maine — Growing up in Michigan following in my father's footsteps, I loved sports, especially football, baseball and...
By Theodore LewisJan 1, 2019Everybody is a somebodySouth Portland, Maine — Sometimes in life we are ready to write good people off as having no value without seeing the positive side of...
By Theodore LewisDec 2, 2018Opportunities lost and regainedSouth Portland, Maine — The 2018 Super Bowl on Feb. 4 was a big event in New England as Tom Brady and the Patriots had an opportunity to...
By Theodore LewisOct 29, 2018Diversity is a great thingSouth Portland, Maine —In management, the most effective C-Suites I've seen had great diversity, from the standpoint of sex, age and...
By Theodore LewisOct 2, 2018Lessons for Everyday Life: It always pays to planSouth Portland, Maine — In 2016, after 20 years of work experience and success in the C-Suite of several large healthcare organizations...