Category Archives: Medical Issues
How Do You Choose a Doctor for Your Chronic Illness?
Let’s think about choosing doctors for chronic illness. If you’re lucky, the first doctor you visit will be a good fit. However, for most people with chronic illness—especially those experiencing the invisible kind— finding the right doctor is a lengthy, difficult process. Good docs are a blessing from God. They can be male or female, […]
Continue readingOops! Missed My Turn to Post!
This month was my turn to post. And I had plans. But beginning midnight, February 7, I spent eight hours in the Emergency Room, then a week in the hospital, followed by two weeks in rehab. And there went all my plans! For some reason, I became extremely sick, extremely fast. The sickness triggered aspirational […]
Continue readingSee How One Poor Medical Decision Destroyed a Week
Two weeks ago, a horrendous week of medical surprises began. That week and showed that medical issues of invisibly disabled people can get complicated. Today, I’d like to share with you another facet of my life: how medical care can be a challenge. Condensed version: Two crummy problems. One still unresolved; one that seemed to […]
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