Hi Everybody, I have been a "bachelorette" recently, because my husband went to St. Louis for five days to visit with his family, and also for a "mini" high-school reunion (with his "clique"). He is due back in the morning. I was planning to write about other things, but I came across a topic that [...]
I would like to share with you some general tips for finding/researching doctors which I have accumulated in the last two years based on my experiences with my husband's illness. (Note that resources vary from state to state.) *Ama-assn.org -- basic info about doctors *Castle Connolly's "America's Best Doctors for Cancer". Second edition came out [...]
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Have much catching up to do with you all. I received the following from Johns Hopkins health alerts (you can subscribe for free @johnshopkinshealthalerts.com). This is critical reading for the newbies and "validation" for the oldies. You can trust Hopkins: According to usnews.com, which ranks hospitals, JH is the best hospital in the country overall (have to [...]
A lot of things I read in the "Inspiration" category sound like a lot of hooey to me, but the following really rings true: Even when a cure is not possible, healing always is. You see, a cure involves our physical body. Healing involves that inner process of the mind and the spirit. There are [...]
I am going to let you in on my hottest tips for finding good doctors, based on what I've learned since the onset of my husband's illness. Yes, the hardest thing of all was finding a good ED doc! So I am going to put special emphasis on sniffing out the "sexperts". Note that this list is very idiosyncratic, and also that resources vary from [...]
