Profile in irrelevance: UOAA

After my I had most of large intestine removed – in technical jargon: “they tore me a new one” – I joined the United Ostomy Association of America: “reborn from the ashes of disease”. They have support groups, a magazine called The Phoenix, an annual conference, and discussion board with 3312 members. I subscribed to [...]

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Sat, August 8 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Will you bite the hand that feeds you?

If you’re sick and need assistance paying for your bills or fighting your insurer, the Patient Advocate Foundation is one of the best resources out there. They don’t charge for their services and – from what I understand – they are pretty effective.
Last week when I attended the Health Care for American Now! rally in [...]

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Thu, July 2 2009 » Uncategorized » 8 Comments