Monthly Archives: November 2012

The weather finally warmed up a little bit today. The blizzard last week caught us unprepared. Today we managed to pull the ladder out of the ice in the pool, put the winter cover on the pool and bring in … Continue reading →

 Code of Ethical Behaviour for Patients Do not expect your doctor to share your discomfort. Involvement with the patient’s suffering might cause him to lose valuable scientific objectivity. Be cheerful at all times. Your doctor leads a busy and trying … Continue reading →

Today I received some very disheartening news. I am devastated. I received an email from the National Institutes of Health and it reads as follows: “We received the copies of your radiology films. Both Drs. ______ and _______ reviewed the … Continue reading →

My mind has gone south and I don’t think it is coming back! A friend called me about 5:00 PM this afternoon. While talking to her I decided to put a frozen macaroni and cheese dinner in the oven. I … Continue reading →

What a struggle to get up early in the morning after only three hours of sleep! Now if that was three hours of uninterrupted sleep maybe I would have a chance at fighting this debilitating fatigue. I had to be … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning with a feeling of utter hopelessness and fear. I have decided that I need to get “more irons in the fire.” Lately I find myself experiencing fear. I am very very afraid that I will be … Continue reading →

After much thought and delibertion I finally decided what I must do about Supercilious’s summary letter. The summary letter was a complete farce and I have decided to funnel my rage and frustation into a rebuttal letter. I sent this … Continue reading →

Today I finally got to read the summary letter that Supercilious, another one of the greats from the medical professionals, had written about me. I had made the appointment to see No Name. Remember No Name is the doctor I … Continue reading →

 Women Beware!!  Most of you have read the scare-mail about the person whose kidneys were stolen while he was passed out. Well read on. While that was an “urban legend”, this one is not. It’s happening everyday. My thighs were … Continue reading →

I finally decided to make an appointment at my home hospital audiology clinic to have my hearing tested. After suffering from diminished hearing, periods of almost total hearing loss, dizziness, nausea and tinnitus since December 1999 I figured maybe, just … Continue reading →