Great news – My friend Sazini will soon be a published book author! She has dedicated the past 10 years or so of her life to helping families with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); to help parents see through the diagnosis, to the beautiful child within. Read More …
Because I live in the Montréal area, and speak both English and French, I’ll sometimes play with words using both languages. This is a perfect opportunity to do just that. The word for ‘fog’ in French is ‘brouillard’, pronounced like ‘brew-yard’ with an almost-silent ‘d’ Read More …
The word ‘pain’ is all around me, every day, and I just noticed it. It’s on billboards and in flyers, in grocery stores, newspapers, and restaurants. It even shows up on the side of city buses! Not because of advertising for pain medications, or raising Read More …
We’ve assumed for some time, in health care and bioethics circles, that patients who are active on-line would want eAccess to their own health information. A study was published last week, which explores the related questions of whether patients really do want this eAccess (they do!) Read More …
A few weeks ago, and about a year after my rare disease diagnosis, I had an appointment with one of my long-time physicians; someone who isn’t part of my medical team for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS, often called by its former name; RSD, for Read More …
There was a potentially controversial opinion piece published in a medical journal this week: How Chronic Pain Treatment Falls Short of Patient-Centered Care.(1) The title is somewhat misleading as it’s about neither treatment options nor specific patient outcomes. It’s an article regarding attitudes, or perspectives, on chronic Read More …
