I have been working with a man who lives in North Florida and is a quadriplegic. Before his injury, he was a painter and made a good living. Now that he is injured, he is on Long Term Care Medicaid and lives with his brothers’ family as he is dependent on them...
I got a call from a woman whose husband is in a nursing home for rehabilitation. He is 40 years old and suffered an accident leaving him a tetraplegic. We will call him John. He was in acute rehabilitation and was sent to the nursing home for continued rehab. He likes...
I am stepping away from my usual Blog Post to share information on an event I have been working on for a few months. I will resume my regular post next week. The International Conference on Patient Advocacy (ICOPA) will be held in Chicago, IL, on April 28-30, 2022....
Mother nature showed its fury with snow up and down the eastern seaboard this past weekend. I live in Fort Lauderdale, and it has been cooler than usual since Christmas. Most of us take the weather in stride. We dress warm and do our best to clear the snow, so we are...
I was talking to a friend the other day. She was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. She was scared worried and felt she needed to speak to someone about finding a specialist and what she should expect to encounter as she started on her journey. She told me she decided...
