My friends and family have noticed that over the years the tone of my voice has changed; it has become a little more hoarse or, “#584 – RA and a Regularly Hoarse Voice?”
Category: Healthcare
#566 – Live Better with RA – Tip #7
Tip #7 – Build Your Team When you have RA, you may have a tendency to figuratively withdraw and move to an island but don’t. “#566 – Live Better with RA – Tip #7”
Hearing Loss Is No Laughing Matter
Never mind the eyes playing tricks on you. With hearing loss, the ears do as well. “I’m watching Mary Knival, tonight,” said my mother-in-law. “Who “Hearing Loss Is No Laughing Matter”
Workplace Stress: Know Thy Customer!
It would stand to reason that customer service is all about understanding the needs of the customer. But reason and common sense do not always “Workplace Stress: Know Thy Customer!”
#552 – Medical Intake Forms
Whenever I see a new health practitioner, I ask that the medical intake form be emailed to me so that I can print it off “#552 – Medical Intake Forms”
Treatment Decisions
Today’s patient is much more involved in treatment decisions. Long gone are the days when the doctor prescribed and the patient swallowed. Patients often arrive “Treatment Decisions”
Boo-Boos, Helichrysum Essential Oil and Epsom Salts
Boo-boos – we all get them. Big ones and small ones. Nor are our four-legged friends immune from them! I first witnessed the miracle of “Boo-Boos, Helichrysum Essential Oil and Epsom Salts”
Gather Your Family Health History On Family Day
In British Columbia, we’re celebrating Family Day on Monday, February 12th. Many other provinces will celebrate it on the 19th of February. In addition to “Gather Your Family Health History On Family Day”
#545 – When Your Doctor Tells You There’s No More Time
You have a chronic illness. You go to the doctor with your list of symptoms, but you’re told that there is no more time and “#545 – When Your Doctor Tells You There’s No More Time”
#544 – How to Massage Away Scar Tissue for Hand Mobility
“You have to continually massage the scar tissue.” I heard it over and over again, from the surgeon, the occupational therapist (OT) and the physiotherapist “#544 – How to Massage Away Scar Tissue for Hand Mobility”
#542 – 3 Hacks to Survive Hand Surgery
It’s been seven weeks since I had surgery to repair a ruptured thumb. The surgeon reassures me that I am on target with my recovery, “#542 – 3 Hacks to Survive Hand Surgery”
#541 – What to Wear Home From Surgery
The Recovery Room nurses were impressed when my husband slung back the curtain and I emerged in my three-piece pajama set. “Oh, you’re smart. So “#541 – What to Wear Home From Surgery”