You know the scenario. Following the horror and trauma of a heinous rape, the victim goes to the authorities to try to get some redress for the tragedy that just happened. But the person in charge glibly responds, “Well, you shouldn’t have worn such promiscuous and revealing clothing.” Such a response would be considered heinous …
Apr 04 2011
Like Afghanistan
In my bereavement group, there are widows and widowers whose spouse had died of cancer. Many talked about the rough last months and days before their spouse succumbed to cancer. One person expressed that those were very difficult times. But as if to assure herself and us that the there were others who suffered harder …
Mar 27 2011
Texting While Driving
Last week, in the bereavement group I go to, someone talked about the “irresponsible” people who text-messaged while on the road. She talked about an accident where, as people tried to swerve to get out of the texter’s way, they became involved in an accident, while the person who originally was texting sped off on …
Mar 21 2011
Packing It In
With just a week to go before the extended statute of limitations expires, I am packing it in. The legal interaction with the [non] healthcare provider ends now. I didn’t get a response from the oncologist so I went to her office. Extra work, for little result. She did state that lymphoma is the most …
Mar 18 2011
For Want of an Endoscopy
A 15-minute endoscopy would have given the physicians all they needed to know about Ruth’s condition. But that never happened. On December 8, 2009, she went to a gastroenterologist, to whom she was referred. That specialist recommended at endoscopy. In the letter back to Ruth’s primary care provider, the gastroenterologist recommended at endoscopy to ascertain …