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Issues


  • Oprah and the 140 Pound Tumor

    On yesterday’s program Oprah had Dr. Oz to discuss what made news in medicine over the summer.  The big story (pardon the pun) was the woman with the 140 lb. tumor.  She lived outside of a metropolitan area and had been seeing her doctor for twenty years.  She was putting on weight that the doctor…

  • The Importance of Specialists

    I attended a conference on Multiple Sclerosis this weekend presented by the Colorado MS Society and Healthsouth Rehabilitation hospital.  The turn out was small, but those who attended certainly received lots of great information.  The speakers included a neurologist, a social security representative and an attorney who specializes in appeals for disability. At the start…

  • Shame On Advair

    I think I mentioned last week that I had attended a conference on COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).  COPD is a serious lung condition that results in many using oxygen 24/7 as the disease progresses.  One of the keys to living with COPD is becoming aware of your body, your lung function and those things…

  • Reach Out and Touch Someone

    Welcome to Caregiver Friday! Years ago the phone company had a campaign that said “Reach out and touch someone”.  The goal was to get people to connect with one another.  That idea takes on new meaning when we speak about caregiving, in particular, Long Distance Caregiving.  Let’s face it, the phone only goes so far…