In Every Issue: The Lighter Side of Health Care
A few weeks ago, my wife reminds me that it’s time for my Medicare physical – an annual visit to my family physician so he can tell me what I already know: If I don’t eat right and exercise regularly, I might or might not be around for next year’s checkup. My one and only … Read more
Active Dog Month This article about Active Dog Month explores the meaning of Active Dog Month and whether dogs really care about Active Dog Month activities. Explore more on pet health and activity Learn more about Active Dog Month from AKC Skip to main content A Dog’s Perspective on an Unnecessary Disruption I love my … Read more
Has a quick trip through the grocery store ever been unnecessarily extended by 30 or 40 precious seconds because some ill-mannered, impolite and impudent fellow shopper was clogging up the traffic traveling through an aisle by – God forbid – reading the fine print on a bag of tortilla chips, a cup of yogurt or … Read more
“Amy, I’m telling you right now that you can’t use contacts. You’re going to need bifocals and use them for a while before we can talk about contacts,” Dr. Anon said, leaving me feeling like an 8-year-old. Well, I can behave like an 8-year-old. “I don’t want bifocals. I can read just fine,” I said, … Read more
“Hey, you think she’s single?” my father asked as the beautiful nurse breezed past. “DAD!” I hissed, “Remember what we talked about, please. I’m begging you. Do. Not. Flirt.” In a put-on, aged voice he creaked, “Why no, honey. I don’t remember. I’m just an old man. You can’t expect me to remember everything.” The … Read more
When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I made the only rational decision anyone with this diagnosis could make. I inundated myself with more information than the average human brain could possibly absorb. Knowledge is power, right? Right? My bookshelves bow under the weight of books covering an impossible breadth of cancer-related minutiae, both scientific … Read more