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Comment on Don’t Walk by roxane

roxane — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:03:33 +0000

my mom has a breast cancer but we dont have money to sent her in hospital for there medications so we need some assistant to help us i hope and please help us please…..

Comment on House, MD by ra9

ra9 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:54:39 +0000

u got it! tv shows are, ultimately, just entertainment. so let us be entertained without worrying about people saying it’s “not realistic enough”!

Comment on Don’t Walk by Charity Isn’t Change | DUNCAN CROSS

Charity Isn’t Change | DUNCAN CROSS — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:15:42 +0000

[...] have written at length about this problem [here] – one post, Don’t Walk, is the most-read on that site. To recap briefly, as important as early detection and cures for [...]

Comment on House, MD by SnakeLinkSonic

SnakeLinkSonic — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:23:04 +0000

I love you.

Comment on What does Crohn’s feel like? by dx

dx — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:52:28 +0000

Jason – I’d be glad for the link. Thanks much.

Joe – I disagree; if the cause of death is ultimately due to the disease, then it seems more direct to say “died from Crohn’s”. If a person dies from an infection due to AIDS, it’s perfectly honest to say they died from AIDS. If they die from sepsis due to colon cancer, it’s perfectly honest to say they died from colon cancer. And if we tried to say otherwise, I think a lot of people would rightly suspect we were fooling ourselves.

But for some reason when people die from Crohn’s disease, the medical community feels it necessary to pretend that something else killed them, even if that something else is directly due to the disease – as if the pretense that Crohn’s can’t be life-ending is somehow helpful to those of us dealing with it. It’s not. As a matter of fact, I don’t even care all that much what the “_____” was for O’Bannon; the dude died of Crohn’s disease, and that’s all I need to know.

Comment on What does Crohn’s feel like? by Joe

Joe — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:11:17 +0000

Props? It’s misleading to say died from Crohn’s. Say died from ___ due to Crohn’s.

Comment on What does Crohn’s feel like? by Jason Leitman

Jason Leitman — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:48:35 +0000

Duncan

I am extremely impressed with your site! You are phenomenal in giving Crohn’s a VOICE! THANK YOU. I’ve lived with it for 24yrs now. I turn 30 in march. I’ve been on disability for years now, and can’t get my Crohn’s in remission.

on 9.24.09 I created a free non profit support network. It has evolved into something that is life changing. I’ve connected with and mwet so many others who are living with Crohn’s – or are a family member/friend of a patient. I was wondering if I could post a link to your site from mine? You are doing an amazing job for the Crohn’s Disease community. Please contact me at CrohnsDiseaseSN@gmail.com or CrohnsDiseaseSN on twitter.

Thanks again I look forward to reading more!!!
Jason Leitman -

Comment on House, MD by TV says: Porn Cures Crohns! « DUNCAN CROSS

TV says: Porn Cures Crohns! « DUNCAN CROSS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:17 +0000

[...] is one of my favorite shows, maybe my favorite. I know some real docs – eg Kevin, MD – have problems with the show, but I [...]

Comment on The clinical and the social by Illness, independence, and tranportation « DUNCAN CROSS

Illness, independence, and tranportation « DUNCAN CROSS — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:12:23 +0000

[...] revisit a theme, this is a pretty good example of illness as a socially-constructed problem, rather than merely a clinical diagnosis. Not every developed country in the world makes it so hard [...]

Comment on Don’t Walk by dx

dx — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:58:02 +0000

Barbra – Thanks for your comments. I hope it’s clear in my post that I do think some organizations do good work. My point is not that breast cancer was the first to be objectified, but that several breast cancer charities have been highly successful at commodifying women’s fears, with limited benefits for the people actually suffering the disease. In my experience, the prime vehicle for these organizations tends to be a “walkathon” or similar. Unfortunately, lots of other organizations are copying this model, including those I have the most experience with.

I hope that all disease organizations will try be as useful as those you point out, but it’s simply not the case for many – and I think the response I have gotten to this post (here and elsewhere) shows just how frustrated patients are with these organizations.