When confronted with a life-altering illness we depend on our doctors to provide the best treatment for our condition. As you begin treatment the hope is that your doctor discusses both the positives and negatives of any treatment so you’re decision is based on informed consent. The pharmaceutical companies job is to bring new products [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Truth Telling Helps Overcome Adverse Reactions
Posted in Anonymity, Community, Having a Voice, tagged health and wellness, medication side effects on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Doctor’s Bias Impacts Your Health
Posted in Having a Voice, In the Know, Partnerships, tagged health, life-altering illness, medical providers, wellness on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I never really thought that there could be differences in treatment based on the characteristics of my doctor. My assumption and those of many people I speak with is that training gives doctors the tools to treat patients and that there are standards that doctors adhere to providing equal outcome opportunities for all patients. It [...]
Going to the Mat for your Health
Posted in Personal Conviction on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Each of us have a bottom line that once crossed either makes us mad or sets us in motion. It’s important to consider when it comes to your health where will you throw your weight, not literally. It’s important to know what you’ll take a stand for because the day may come when a doctor [...]
Emotional Transparency
Posted in Emotional Health, tagged Emotional Health, health, honesty, wellness on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How readable are you? There is a continuum from the very stoic person to the person whose heart lives on their sleeve. Are either of these ideal? Well the truth is nothing in extreme form is usually good for us, so we need to come up with some level of balance to live harmoniously within [...]
Homage to our Heroes
Posted in Anonymity, History, In the Know, tagged Dr. Folkman, health, pilgrim, research, wellness on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we walk this world as a pilgrim we are in search of answers. Sometimes the questions are those of an inner nature, emotional or spiritual. Other times the questions are very pragmatic, especially when facing a life-altering diagnosis. The questions that rise to the surface are related to research, treatment options and new frontiers. [...]
The Present
Posted in In the Know, Self-Nurture on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The only opportunity we have to make a difference in our world is by acknowledging where you are today. As a therapist I’ve worked with clients for twenty years trying to heal and recapture the time lost due to horrible circumstances and part of that is truly a waste of time. How long will you [...]
Happy Heart
Posted in In the Know, tagged Heart Health, wellness on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good news for our hearts, this week it was announced that death due to heart attack and stroke is down 26% since 1999. There are lots of factors that account for this change. We have new medications, we’re getting patients treatment faster, people have made lifestyle changes including diet and exercise. I believe there are [...]
Manage Your Energy
Posted in In the Know, Self-Nurture on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all need to remember that even when we’re healthy we have a limited amount of energy. Each person needs to keep in mind those things that drain our energy. It’s important to look at people, jobs or situations that leave us feeling like a wet noodle. This becomes an even bigger issue for those of [...]
The Humanity in Uncertainty
Posted in Having a Voice, In the Know, tagged doctors, healthcare, partnership with doctors on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the best books I’ve read is Jerome Groopman’s “How Doctor’s Think”. It’s great to get an insider’s view about the thought process of our healthcare providers. For years we’ve gone to doctors as the only definitive answer to answering our health questions. Doctors provided us with their “expert” opinion and followed their recommendations. [...]
Is it Really Possible to be a Tourist?
Posted in Anonymity, Having a Voice, In the Know, tagged health, life threatening illness, pilgrimage, wellness on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever hear the saying “Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt”? When we are a tourist we go somewhere as an observer. We participate on the fringe. We look, often are told not to touch and at then end of the day we smile because we enjoyed ourselves. There is not attachment to the outcome [...]
