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The Power of Community

I hosted a webcast today that featured old friends, Beth Mays, a parent of a child with eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG), a relatively rare condition; and Dr. Glenn Furuta, a subspecialist in the condition from Children’s Hospital of Colorado. I know them both since my daughter, Ruthie, has “EG” and has coped with it for several [...]

Helping Patients: Mission or Money?

I produced my first patient education program, a video on “erectile dysfunction” (that’s another story), back in 1984 (That was the year my assistant producer, Blake, was born!). So I’ve been at this a long time. This was 12 years before I was diagnosed with leukemia and became a patient myself. And while I made [...]

A Few Words that Cured Chronic Pain

Okay, what follows will not work for everyone. But, nevertheless, the story I am about to tell is one of hope and inspiration. It shows how just an off-hand comment, if you are listening and take action, can have a huge impact on your health.

54-year-old Barbara Woodman of Mt. Prospect, IL spent ten years [...]