Let’s face it, life happens. We don’t have blueprints for how our lives are laid out. There are no guarantees about anything much less our health. When you work with individuals who face life-altering health diagnoses you begin to play detective based on information about a person. When I heard that Senator Ted Kennedy had [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Is Humpty Dumpty Real?
Posted in In the Know, tagged brain tumor, Senator Ted Kennedy, Sydney Pollack on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Impact of Vitamin D On Breast Cancer
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged breast cancer, fighting illness, health and wellness on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I listen to a lot of news programs and interview shows. I was astounded to hear the findings from the study based out of the University of Toronto. The study looked at the impact Vitamin D has on women who are facing breast cancer. The outcome results are amazing and what is surprising me the most [...]
Make it Count
Posted in Emotional Health, Relationships, tagged coaching illness, living with chronic illness, living with life threatening illness, tolerations on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had the pleasure of going to visit my family this past weekend in Dallas. My parents moved there a year ago and my brother his wife and their 3 year old have lived their for the past ten years. I was great spending the weekend with family but of course around every corner there [...]
Pain and Income…Are they related?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Having a Voice, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, Partnerships, Personal Conviction, tagged fighting illness, health and wellness, pain management on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I heard about a study that discussed the amount of pain people experience and believe it or not it’s correlated to income. I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise since pain management is often related to having good medical coverage, but does that make sense to you? The study stated that people who make $30,000 [...]
