Not Uncommon

When I was in my first or second year of medical school I remember hearing one of my professors or clinical faculty saying "not uncommon" about something  associated with a condition.  I thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard.  "Why don't they just say rare?"  I thought to my self.  Now 6 years after residency, I find myself saying "not uncommon" all the time.  Turns out it's the perfect thing to say when something is not common and not rare, but indeed not uncommon.  

Say for example your infant has conjunctivitis (pink eye), it is not uncommon for them to have an ear infection as well.  If not common, meaning most, but not rare.  Getting a rash with a viral illness or a viral exanthem is not uncommon.  

I was inspired to write a blog by Stephanie Nielson "Nie Nie Dialogues" . She is my sister-in-law's sister-in-law.  I hope to write about the things in life that are not uncommon; they may not happen daily, but they are not rare.  Some medicine, some motherhood, some marriage, some life.