I’m witnessing first hand how desperately we’re in need of “good” healthcare reform. I’m working with a guy in his mid-forties. He’s overweight, has high blood pressure that he takes medication for, and is under a tremendous amount of stress. The other day at work he told me he was having heart palpitations. He didn’t [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Lack of Insurance and Self-Medication
Posted in Healthcare, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, high blood pressure, holistic health, illness coaching, patient empowerment, self-medication, uninsured on September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With A Song In My Heart
Posted in art and healing, creativity and health, tagged "I Know where I've been", Broadway musical, coaching illness, Greg Katz, Hairspray the musical, health blogger, holistic health, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, RENT, Spring Awakening on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Art and Healing Wednesday!! I grew up in the NY/NJ metro area. One of the joys of living that close to New York City is the opportunity to see Broadway shows with the original cast and just as they open. Being involved in drama in high school, we often went to the theater [...]
The “Impossible” Dream
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged "The Art of Possibility", Benjamin Zander, coaching illness, cyberknife, Greg Katz, health blogger, holistic health, illness coaching, Lisa Murkowski, patient empowerment, Rosamund Zander, US Senator Alaska on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night after I got home from work I was scanning the online version of the New York Times. On the front page was a headline about U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski is a republican Senator from Alaska. Recently, Murkowski lost her bid for re-election in the Alaska primary election. The article discussed her decision to try [...]
What Do You Want?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, holistic health, illness coaching, patient empowerment on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking about this question because it would seem obvious. As I pondered the question, “What do you want?” what I realized is that if you’ve been diagnosed with a chronic or other life-altering illness the answer is simple; your health. Once I thought about the simplicity of the answer it made me wonder [...]
C-A-R-E-G-I-V-E-R
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, caregiving and commitment, caregiving and courage, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, health blogger, Wizard of Oz on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! You may be wondering why the title of this post is written as it is so let me explain. I’ve decided to take the next 9 Fridays, taking each letter and writing about an aspect of caregiving that corresponds to that letter. So as they say in the song from the [...]
Who’s the Master and Who’s the Student
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged assertiveness, assertiveness training, coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, patient empowerment, physical emotional spiritual on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
**A note of gratitude…This marks the 600th post on Pilgrim Pathway/Surviving Strong. Thank you for sharing this journey with me!!** Everyone wants to think they’re an expert, especially in the field of medicine. We know that medicine, diseases, and treatments change frequently. What our bodies are exposed to changes. What technology provides for treatment changes. [...]
Expect the Worst…Hope for the Best
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged body mind and spirit, coaching illness, Dancing at the River's Edge, doctor-patient relationship, for better or worse, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, lupus, mind body connection, patient empowerment, physical emotional spiritual on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago I was fretting about some college exams and my mother made sure I understood, “You expect the worst, hope for the best and most times it ends up somewhere in the middle.” I was reflecting on that philosophy this week while going through some of my notes from reading I’ve done in the [...]
The Will To Live
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver decision making, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching illness, durable power of attorney for healthcare, Greg Katz, life tribute, patient-caregiver relationship, will to live on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! Today I hope to accomplish two things: offer a tribute to my mother-in-law who died last Wednesday 9-8-10, and provide some thoughts about the long-term impact of caregiving and the domino effect of caregiving. First my tribute: We all hope for a parent who will provide love and nurturance throughout our [...]
The Spoken Word
Posted in art and healing, creativity and health, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, holistic health, illness coaching, Kim Rosen, mind body connection, patient empowerment, performance art, performance poet, saved by a poem, the spoken word on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Art and Healing Thursday!! Thursday you ask? What happened to Art and Healing Wednesday? Well the truth is that I like many of you live my life by routine, I guess some might call it auto-pilot. I’m usually off from work on Wednesday, but my co-worker needed a few days off so I [...]
