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MEDICATION SAFETY, HEALTH INSURANCE, SECOND OPINIONS

September 14, 2022 by

Medication safety is the theme on World Patient Safety Day, 2022. It’s been on my mind since an event a few years back. In those days I was dealing with a cancer diagnosis and heading for the first of three chemo dates. My wife drove while I called the insurance company for a final approval.

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CARE ENOUGH TO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON OTHERS

July 31, 2021 by

When I had to care enough to do things caregivers do, I used to joke, “It’s easier if you don’t care.” It was funny back then because I did things caregivers didn’t do and it earned me the title of ‘Heroic Caregiver.’ That was a name given with certain trepidations because heroic caregivers are one […]

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BOOMER HEALTH: BE HARDER TO KILL

December 17, 2019 by

To new readers, boomer health is a common concern: I had cancer, don’t now, but I don’t identify as a cancer survivor. The category I see myself in is Chemo and Radiation Survivor. Cancer didn’t survive chemo and radiation, but I did. Without the juice and the jolt, cancer would have been a David Survivor.

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WORLD CANCER DAY DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY CANCER TREATMENT

February 6, 2018 by

Everyone is different. How different is the question. And the answer?   World Cancer Day is one of the differences. Some embrace it, some ignore it, while still others share.   Call this a share.  

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PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS

May 4, 2017 by

The day a cancer diagnosis becomes a pre-existing condition   Like we learn everyday when things change, everybody is different. What you do after a cancer diagnosis isn’t the same as someone else. They might go along their way as if hearing a bee buzzing nearby. Shoo, cancer/bee. Or they might fall down on their […]

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