When you go to your chiropractor’s, doctor’s or physical therapists office, generally you’re asked to fill out a questionnaire that includes a drawing of the body. You’re supposed to mark any area of the drawing that corresponds to where you feel pain. Okay, so that’s good, I guess. But as a patient, I’ve always felt… Continue Reading
In an ongoing quest to educate people about their orthopedic options, I present this really cool video. It’s the winner of the “Dance Your PhD” contest put on by Gonzo Labs. Finally a medical/tech/over-my-head-advanced-degree-topic done my style! Anyway, if you’re considering a hip replacement, you can learn about the properties of different types of titanium… Continue Reading
Today is the first International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I’ll just quickly put forth my view on disability: Most of us enjoy pretty good health and functionality. I think it’s time we let go of some (or all) of the intolerance and impatience we have when interacting with people who have less to work… Continue Reading
Oops I missed again (yesterday). Today, on day 9, WEGO wants to know how I think my readers see me. Well, I know my mom reads the blog – she told me that the other day. Beyond that, I have a minimal sense as to who I am reaching. I’ve been spending a lot of… Continue Reading
Oops I missed day 6 of the WEGO blog post a day challenge. Well onward. Here is day 7. The writing prompt is: Case of the Mondays. Write about something that gets you down, burns you out, or makes you sad. What gets me down is working long hours sitting at the computer. It’s stressful… Continue Reading
On Day 5 of the WEGO Health Activist Blog-a-Day challenge, they ask me to list 5 things that changed my life as a health activist, and how. I’m not sure if I have 5, but here’s my story: It all started when I was 17 and 50 pounds overweight. All my young life I had… Continue Reading
WEGO Challenge Day 4 asks: What about happens after you press “publish.” Write about your post-blog writing process. Do you immediately tweet a link? Email it to everyone? Re-read it for spelling errors? My answer: I am doing so many things these days that my post blog writing process is sometimes chaotic. If nothing else,… Continue Reading
On the 3rd day of the WEGO Health Activist blog-a-day challenge, the writing prompt asks us to talk to our 18 year old self, and to give some pointers now that we have perspective. Here is what I have to say to my younger self: You’ve recently lost 50 pounds and you are finally slender… Continue Reading
Today is day 2 of the WEGO blog challenge for the month of November. Today, the writing prompt asked what would my TV show be about? This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. It all takes time to produce, so it’s on the list. Posturally TV, when it happens, will be a… Continue Reading
I’ve taken the challenge. WEGO is a health activism site, and one of my favorite out there. This month they are challenging health activists to blog every day. They even sent some writing prompts. Today’s prompt asks about the title(s) of my future book. Perfectly timely. This is because I am currently finishing up my… Continue Reading