I have a new pet peeve! Don’t go running, I think you may find this interesting. Those of you who have read my previous emails know that I travel around Manhattan using a motorized scooter and am thrilled that I can maintain a good deal of my independence by doing this. I moved to Manhattan 11 years ago when I could no longer... Read more
Imagine overcoming many challenges in life to obtain your college degree and begin and build your career to a level of success, only to have to give it all up at an early age because your body won’t work. Many of you reading this have done just this, as have I. And the changes in my life that followed have been difficult and at... Read more
I’ve decided I need a break. I’m going on strike. I can only take so much and then I need to have some space and time of my own. I am tired of going from one appointment to another, draining the last bit of energy I have left in me. I used to love having busy days at work and dashing from one interesting meeting to... Read more
I never had asthma, serious respiratory problems, or high blood pressure until 1994; before that my blood pressure was actually on the low side. As I got older, and heavier, my blood pressure increased and I was able to manage that with medicine. In 2006, however, I began to have intermittent coughing fits that would last a... Read more
One step forward and two steps back… That’s how I feel every time I go to a doctor lately. And I see a lot of doctors; primary care doctor, neurologist, pain specialist, urologist, pulmonologist, neuro-opthamologist, cardiologist, and every few months a podiatrist. All of these specialists are necessary because of the... Read more