To succeed in this new era of painkiller regulation, you will need to be an engaged advocate for your own well-being. It’s been a tumultuous…
On one of my recent daily walks, I finished an audio book I’d been listening to before completing my route home. I decided a little…
Recently I came across an old photo someone posted on Facebook of my daughters with their friends and the Easter Bunny. I’m guessing the girl’s…
Cindy’s five “Be’s” for getting the support you need and the care you deserve. 1) Be Honest It is tempting when asked certain health questions…
I know the title of this post is misleading. Things are rightly called “uncontrollable” simply because they cannot be controlled. We all have things like…
Let me begin by acknowledging that I am writing this in response to a recent and frustrating medical encounter. Let me also acknowledge that, for…
Years ago, I sat in a yoga workshop and, as is common practice, the instructor went around the room asking the participants if we had…
Not long ago, I received a phone call from a new doctor who came to me on referral. My husband often jokes that, for my…
Years ago our family of four had piled into the minivan and was heading home from a great vacation in the Florida Keys. We had…
If you’ve been following my posts, you know that I have lived for over three decades with a chronic illness. I’ve accepted that the illness—at…