What does Crohn’s feel like?

It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea. Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]

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Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments

The Billy Tauzin Experience

A few posts back, I pointed out that Billy Tauzin presumes to speak for patients, despite not appreciating the typical experience of patients in our health care system. I wrote that knowing Mr. Tauzin had survived a bout of cancer against long odds. My point was not that Mr.  Tauzin has no experience with illness, [...]

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Thu, March 26 2009 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments