This week I have been crutching around Europe observing the journey from the perspective of a not-quite-healthy traveler. Even though little girls look suspiciously at me from their strollers as I crutch on by, I have had my optimistic faith that life is good and that most people are basically good confirmed on an international…
What kind of people do you like to be around? Are you interested in hanging out with friends who got straight A’s in school, graduated number one in their class or qualified for the NCAA championship in their sport? Those achievements are exciting and rewarding for the individual who accomplishes them, but we don’t use…
Since I wrote about healthcare proxies last week, I discovered that you can download them for free, including instructions for how to complete them. Now there is really no excuse not to have them executed! Just put “healthcare proxy” into a search engine (i.e. “Google® it”). There are usually forms at the official government sites of…
Who is responsible for your health? If hand sanitizer dispensers on many corners, blood pressure machines in drug stores and wearable fitness monitors are a gauge, we are sensitized to wellness. At the grocery store, people stop and read the nutrition facts to understand what they are consuming. We pay attention to certain aspects of health, but like all humans,…
I have just heard yet another “horrible hospital” experience from my cousin Mary, which highlights how inconsistent and harmful hospital care can be. It is also a saga of doctoring and healing being dictated by insurance companies. Mary’s tale, and a few others I have recently witnessed, is just infuriating. It leaves me certain that…
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