BOSTON – The executive director of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance praised Senate President Stanley Rosenberg for his openness in talking Thursday morning about embattled state Sen. Brian Joyce but disagreed with the Amherst Democrat's decision to hold off on calling for Joyce's expulsion.
"It's uncomfortable for any leader to talk about these things," said Paul Craney, who started the fiscal alliance in 2012. "Everyone deserves their day in court but there comes a point when you have to tell your colleagues that enough is enough."
Dr. Roman DeSanctis is a medical Hall of Famer. Practicing cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital for more than 60 years, he's treated kings, political emissaries, movie stars, professional athletes, and one very special lady from Chelsea who told him dirty jokes until he had to laugh out loud.
DeSanctis, who believes in faith, miracles and tender mercies, also believes in sitting on the soft bedside of patients when delivering hard news. As Director of Clinical Cardiology Emeritus, DeSanctis teaches Harvard Medical School students to hold the hands of patients and look into their eyes to see the heart of those they're treating. Rather than rely exclusively on science, DeSanctis encourages cardiology residents and Fellows to listen carefully, beyond the murmurs, to what matters most to their patients. This man of the Old West loathes cold winters but loves the warm hearts of New Englanders as he employs kindness and compassion; espousing humanity not technology as the corner stone of medical care.
