Our sickness maintenance system.
I work in a field where people are taken to doctors, given medications, and don’t know how to ask questions. It’s not unusual to see people on 4 psychotropic medications. Shortly after… Continue reading
Tag Archive: health care
Another in a line of first world problems.
<— I had a doctor like this. Once. I don’t stay with bad doctors EVER. I walked out the door when the doctor said HE would be the one to decide… Continue reading
Whoever made this mess…
Have you — in your lifetime — ever thought, “I don’t care who made this mess…clean it up!” ? ? ? ? We have a mess here on Earth. Some people want… Continue reading
Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : When a syndrome isn’t really a syndrome.
I had the audacity to read my medical history. It’s on the insurance website and fairly easy to find, if you like playing chess. There, I discovered that I have a non-existent disease… Continue reading
Social Distancing
I finally had my tooth pulled today. Excellent dentist, great at giving shots. Poor guy must work out regularly because it took all the strength he had inside him to pull, push, and… Continue reading
Health is a relative thing
Ever have to fill out those %$#*&% forms at the doctor’s office…the ones in 8 font that you need a microscope to read? When you’re nearsighted, it looks a lot like this: Some… Continue reading
Words to eat by
I tell people, “Never give up.” I’d eat those words, but I’m just too stubborn to give up. Actually, I’d eat just about anything edible right now, if I could. My definition… Continue reading
When size no longer matters.
Yesterday, I was talking with someone in her 20’s at work about size…after the 3rd comment of the day that went something like this, “You’re so thin/slender/tiny.” My reply, “In 1970, I’d be… Continue reading
Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Annual poke and grope
The annual poke and grope (aka Yearly Physical) becomes a bit more complicated after 65. It’s never a good idea to have one of these if you’re seeing a new doctor. But when… Continue reading
Yoga, dentists, and insomnia by gagging.
Some days, life slaps you in the face and says, “Listen, up numbskull! Yoga doesn’t make you invincible.” I’m used to starting the day with about 5 to 10 minutes of yoga, but… Continue reading