Balancing Safety with Freedom
There is a balance between being a good caregiver and being a good care-receiver. As a care-receiver we have a responsibility to do whatever we can to take care of ourselves as much as possible
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I’m not a Doctor but Sometimes I Play One in Real Life
Just like one shouldn’t be their own litigating attorney; one should not be their own doctor. Having said that there are times when you have to put on a stethoscope and really get involved in
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Don’t Say This to Your Doctor
The good Lord has blessed me with experience in the medical field from as early as 9 months of age when I had to “sport” heavy, iron braces to correct “elongated tendons in my feet
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I Chose the Lemonade
Four months of feeling tired, weak, short of breath, lightheaded followed by a stress test, cardiac catheterization and a pacemaker seems like enough, right? But then, just as I was feeling strong and energetic, returning
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Cover Your Bases – Here Comes the Ball!
Have you ever thought you had covered all your basis, checked and rechecked only to find out there was one little problem with your planning that later pops up and smacks you in your face?.
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I’ve Come of Age
I have had a love/hate relationship with Medicare since 1978 when I took a job working for a Home Oxygen Company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I did the billing for patients who needed oxygen due
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Anticipatory Grief: Friend or Foe?
My friend and writer’s accountability partner has just published her debut book, Anticipatory Grief – The Journey of a Thousand Losses and Endless Grace by Tracy Pratt. I had never heard the term before but
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The Lights are Flashing But No Ones Responding
I was fired up and ready to blow! I received a text from a friend of mine asking for prayers for a medical situation. She was acting as a health advocate for a mutual friend
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