Dr. Julie Gilbert | Oregon Weight and Wellness
Welcome to our Weigh Different Blog and allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Julie Gilbert. I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a family doc. I have been practicing family medicine in the Salem area since 1995. While I enjoyed all aspects of a busy family practice, I particularly appreciated getting to know generations of families and watching them grow.
The scan pile was four inches high and growing. The shred pile overflowed. I was behind in ordering supplies, rescheduling patients, paying bills, and making books. I could ignore those hints of your absence. But it was the Gayleebob icon with your smiling face staring at me from every chart which forced me to confront …
It’s funny how bad news hits you in different ways. The news of our beloved neighbor Larry’s death three years ago set me in flight, quickly running from my back door across our backyards to his side for a final goodbye and then to his wife Linda’s side in hopes of offering some comfort. Last …
I felt relief when hearing the news of Margaret’s passing. Margaret was my very good friend Lisa’s mother and eventually, my friend. Kenny and I did not know Margaret very well prior to Lisa’s sudden and untimely death September 17, 2022. We came to know her, at least in part, in the year and a …