The Pinktober Curse: Wake Me Up When It’s Over
Published at: 12:09 pm - Thursday September 29 2016
On October 1st, the small town I live in is having an outdoor celebration called RiverFest. I live in the Ocean State, but it could also be called the River State. Or even the Pond State. In any case, we have a river called the Saugatucket, with a great walking bridge over it in the […]
Posted in: Fighting the Pink Peril by Kathi Pinktober, pinkwashing
Calling the Shots — A Book Review
Published at: 01:09 pm - Sunday September 18 2016
Recently, I had a new homecare patient who had visited the ER with acute symptoms of a pinched nerve in her spine. She had pain, muscle spasms, and burning numbness all the way down one leg. She’d had an X-ray which was pronounced negative for a fracture, but the causes of pinched nerves usually cannot […]
Posted in: Health & Healthcare, Money, Insurance, Access by Kathi Beth Gainer, Calling the Shots, patient advocacy