Believe it or not the title of today’s post was actual words spoken by a real person. I guess what they were trying to convey was that there weren’t any indications of illness prior to the diagnosis. They made it sound as if everyone who gets a diagnosis shows signs and symptoms from birth and what [...]
Archive for March, 2010
But I Was Healthy Before I Was Sick
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged cell memory, coaching illness, consciousness, Greg Katz, health and consciousness, health blogger, health continuums, illness coaching, memory of wellness, patient empowerment on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Smallest Question Can Have the Biggest Impact
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, gratitude, Greg Katz, health blogger, patient-caregiver relationship, responsibility and caregiving on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! I’ve been thinking a lot about the caregiver experience over the past couple of weeks. The literature focuses a lot on caregiver stress and burnout looking for the reasons they occur and how to avert those challenges. I’ve been thinking about caregiver stress on a more internal, depth level of meaning. [...]
The Key Ingredient in Making Healthcare Decisions
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Decision making, Greg Katz, health and consciousness, health and resiliency, health blogger, illness coaching, patient empowerment, resiliency, The West Wing on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You have tons of decisions to make on a daily basis. Life is one continuous decision. Now add a diagnosis to the mix of decision-making…feeling a bit ovewhelmed? Once the dust settles and you can hear and respond to your doctor there are plenty of decisions to make regarding your care so where do you [...]
Give It A Lot of Thought
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged durable power of attorney for healthcare, end-of-life decisions, Irvin Yalom, life expectancy, staring at the sun on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People are living longer today than they did 100 years ago. In 1900 the average age at death was 47 years old. Obviously technology and scientific advances have given us many more years of life (if we don’t develop an illness). So what about this so-called life, how are you spending your time? Last night [...]
I’m sure, I’m not sure, I know, I don’t know
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, empathy, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, Magic 8 Ball, Oprah, patient empowerment, personal power, what I know for sure on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember when you were a kid and you picked a daisy and recited, “he/she loves me he/she loves me not?” I always felt like this was leaving the decision to chance although the same could be said for a Magic 8 Ball. We are drive to desire surety and yet there is no such thing [...]
Just Another Manic Monday
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged Academy Awards, Avatar, coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, patient empowerment, storytelling, The Hurt Locker on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Monday and for many that means getting up and going to work, yet once again. The Academy Awards are over and the glitz and glamour of award season has come to a close. However, for those facing a chronic or life-threatening illness Monday means resuming the litany of doctor’s appointments, lab tests, and other [...]
