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Two hours before undergoing a medical procedure in January I was informed that the hospital refused to bill my insurance carrier directly. In essence, I was told that I would be responsible for paying the bills because the procedure is deemed experimental. Before any medical care could be administered I was asked to pay $1000 … Read more
This afternoon I spent eighty minutes getting pampered and massaged at the The Sanderling Spa in Duck, North Carolina. The masseuse assured me that the massage would boost my immune system, improve my overall circulation, and balance my chakras. I don’t know about all that, but when the massage was over I did feel like … Read more
In A Momentary Lapse of Reason J.D. focuses on the regret he felt after a recent shopping trip. During a particularly stressful time in his life he drove to a nearby mall and purchased a comic book he quickly deemed unnecessary. I immediately related to this post and his instinct to alleviate stress by shopping. … Read more
As I’ve mentioned before, my dad, who is in his early 60s, is quite overweight.When we went to the beach in the late spring he seemed much more out of shape than usual. After a short ten minute walk he was quite out of breath and had to sit down. He’s never been in good … Read more
I rushed off to work this afternoon and spent nearly two hours in the car despite the fact that I left for work around noon. I think some type of road construction was in progress on the beltway. At some point I decided to pull off and take the back roads to work, which may … Read more
This week I participated in a number of free classes at a local wellness center near my home. Various instructors spent one hour teaching meditation, relaxation techniques, yoga, and tai chi. During the first class an instructor guided me, and a group of five or six others, through a series of meditation exercises. I began … Read more
In 2006 and 2007 I visited an out-of-network physical therapist in the hopes of finding relief from chronic pain. Prior to that point in time I worked with in-network specialists, but none of them were able to help me. Each visit to the new PT cost $135. In the beginning I visited the therapist three … Read more
I haven’t written for a few days. My mind has been far away. It turns out my sister-in-law has a grade III brain tumor, so on top of all of the complications from surgery she will have to undergo radiation and chemotherapy. Her cognitive abilities have been improving ever so slowly each day since the … Read more
My sister-in-law is recovering slowly from her brain surgery on Monday. Thankfully the surgeon believes he cut out the entire tumor and that the tumor is Grade I (not cancerous). We’ll need to wait for the biopsy results to know for sure. Unfortunately, her recovery is not going as well as we expected. She performed … Read more
As I type this post my sister-in-law is undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumor doctors found after an unexpected seizure occurred a few months ago. My thoughts and prayers are with my sister-in-law, my brother, and the rest of the family. I have faith that her surgery will be a success. There’s nothing like … Read more