pilgrim Pathway

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  • The Evolutionary You

    Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I’m continuously riddled with questions about our own personal evolution.  Studying human behavior for more than twenty years and watching my own evolutionary path has led me to want to expand this question to those around me.  We all evolve.  I’m not talking about physical evolution like going from apes to…

  • It is the Best of Times…It is the Worst of Times

    I can’t believe that this is the 400th post on the Pilgrim Pathway/Surviving Strong blog.  It’s an honor to write for you as we create a community all focusing on one thing, health and healing. In the title I modified the line from Charles Dickens.  We live in a world filled with dualities.  Every day…

  • Medical Record Transparency

    Ever since the economic collapse last year the word that has been thrown around is transparency.  People want to know what’s really going on and how it will impact them.  Transparency is not exclusive to the financial community, the medical community has increased its discussions about transparency thanks to patient advocacy groups.  Medical records have…

  • The Climb May be More Important than Reaching the Summit

    Everyone has their own Everest.  Prior to being diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening illness it may have been money, work, status, or family obligations.  The goals you set were based on the rules and expectations of your tribe.  You were a part of a collective that set parameters for being happy. When you received…