Did you have a good Thanksgiving? I had a good Thanksgiving. In fact, I had a really good Thanksgiving – maybe my best ever. Saturday afternoon, we were walking around town, doing a little shopping, and I felt so happy. I was giddy – like I was high. It might have been the weather, and [...]
Mon, November 30 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I have been mulling a post about the new breast cancer screening recommendations – an issue laden with schadenfraude for me – but instead I am going to take a break this week and simply wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
Tue, November 24 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Stargirl65 commented on my post about guaranteed sick leave, laying out two concerns she has. First: I agree that people should be paid for sick time but I am concerned that some employees will abuse the situation. Second: My other concern would be the paperwork that comes with this. I had a patient that missed [...]
Wed, November 18 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
PFAM #12 is up at ChronicBabe – thanks to Jenni for hosting, and for finding so many new voices. I’m looking forward to reading through all the posts. I’m still looking for someone to host on Dec. 2nd, by the way.
Wed, November 18 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
Saturday morning I dragged myself out of bed a bit earlier than usual, so I could walk to the community center where the country was running its H1N1 vaccination clinic. I got there 30 minutes before the clinic started, and there were already 500 people in line. I stood in the rain and cold for [...]
Tue, November 17 2009 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
Last Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris went to Capitol Hill to testify about health reform. No – not that health reform. The other one: The Healthy Families Act offers an important opportunity to provide workers with economic security by assuring that they have the ability to stay home if they are sick without [...]
Sat, November 14 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments
Jenni the ChronicBabe is hosting next week’s installment of Patients for a Moment. You can email her with your submissions at ideas@chronicbabe.com – and include “PFAM” in the subject line. Submissions should include: 1. Your name (as it should appear) 2. Your blog’s name 3. Your post’s title 4. Your post’s URL See the calendar [...]
Fri, November 13 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
As a complement to yesterday’s post, and perhaps a bit of counterpoint, let me recommend a movie called Music Within. I caught the first half of it this morning, which reminded me to write about it. The film is based on the life story of Richard Pimentel, a talented public speaker who was deafened by [...]
Thu, November 12 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I have been getting a ton of spam comments lately, almost all of which have been caught by my spam filter (Akismet). The only problem is I am not able to check whether the spam filter is also catching legit comments. If you think I missed a comment, drop me an email. A few things [...]
Mon, November 9 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
The House health care reform bill will go to a vote tomorrow – yes, Saturday. The House has put forward a good bill – not perfect, but still pretty good – and the vote might be close. Your Representative needs to hear from you today. Even if you have never called before – especially – [...]
Fri, November 6 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
