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Are you curious about Cannabis? New to Cannabis? I can help you get started. People are turning to CBD/cannabis to find relief from achy bones and joints, arthritis, sleeplessness, anxiety, migraines, and many other ailments. Currently, I use cannabis to…
What a week this has been. I am so pleased to have my article “I wanted to try medical marijuana. Why couldn’t my doctors help me?” published in STAT News and The Boston Globe. Three years ago I wrote a…
A week ago, I developed a sore throat and an education of new obstacles we face with health insurance. It was a really bad sore throat. I could barely swallow, couldn’t sleep because of the pain and thought I had…
In the spring of 2003, my mother was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It was a shock to her and to our family. After a little bit of research, I learned the prognosis was poor and her time was…
The Power of Touch and Human Connection Recently I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw this story from a friend and colleague that read: “Something to warm your heart while waiting for spring to arrive. Watch this video…
Dear Jack, I don’t think I have ever met anyone like you. Sure I have met strong, inspirational people but they broke the mold with you. I wish there were more people out there like you. You exhibited incredible strength,…
This wasn’t supposed to happen. I feel like I was just punched in the stomach. It was his job to make sure I was ok, survived my cancer and lived a long life. He researched all the late effects of…
I don’t know about you but I have been in a bit of a funk for the last few months. Maybe it was the cold and often erratic weather, less daylight during the winter months or the fact that I…
I have been through a lot. Sometimes I feel like a walking medical experiment. Cancer twice, and the loss of my mother who also had cancer. Hundreds of appointments, blood tests, and procedures and enough radiation to light up the sky….
When you think about going to the doctor, what is one of your biggest pet peeves? Waiting to be called? Having to fill out forms over and over? I could put together an extensive list but in the end…
