Last year’s post on April Fool’s Day – a comic touching on biomedical ethics and patient privacy protection – was so popular that I’ve decided to do the same type of thing this year! Enjoy the comic (1), and then scroll down for the more serious Read More …
Some of the many issues faced by chronic pain patients stem from the subjective nature of pain. It’s usually invisible, often misunderstood, and can be very difficult to explain. One of the hardest things about chronic pain is that only you know how bad the Read More …
While trying to come to terms with the simple fact of having a rare neuro-inflammatory disease, I’ve been doing what I always do. Trying to understand as much about it as I can. How do I do that? By reading. I’m lucky to have access Read More …
When I started searching for information about rare diseases, and connecting with others facing the same types of issues that I was, many people seemed to be referring to themselves ‘zebras’. This struck me as being a perfect word for us; a bunch – or Read More …
Every now and then it strikes me that although medical science is advancing at a rapid pace, and these advancements are often being provided in hospitals fairly soon after their development (and approval for use), the same just can’t be said of advances in administration. Read More …
I’m in shock. I’ve just been told that I’m no longer an outpatient at the community hospital at which I’ve been treated since March. First for a Colles’ fracture (a distal radius fracture, or broken arm near the wrist), and then – once I was finally Read More …
