"You have rheumatoid arthritis," your doctor says.
Now what?
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be a relief because finally, you know what's wrong. It's also scary and overwhelming - a new lifelong companion has been found, one you didn't invite and don't want. You are inundated with information, prescribed an alarming... Read more
Three weeks ago, I reviewed Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope by
Richard Cohen and I recently had the opportunity to speak to him about the
book.
In his memoir Blindsided,
Cohen writes about to struggle to have a normal life, family and work while
battling multiple sclerosis and colon cancer.
As... Read more
"These
are faces of illness in America. Do not look away."
-
Richard Cohen, Strong at the Broken Places
My first post on HealthCentral was a rant
about a poorly-worded review of Strong at
the Broken Places: Five Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope by Richard
Cohen. Although... Read more
My producer, the lovely Joy Buchanan, asked that my first
post be about who I am and what I'll be doing here on Health Central. After five days of existential angst, it's
occurred to me that perhaps I'm overthinking things. Which, some would argue, describes me to a T.
Living with a chronic condition or disability... Read more
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