When the News Gives You Tired Blood

When the News Gives You Tired Blood

When I was a boy, television commercials promised a remedy for something called “tired blood.” If you were worn out, sluggish or simply tired of being tired, Geritol was supposed to put the spring back in your step. Lately, I have wondered whether tired blood has made...
Don’t Leave Home Without It

Don’t Leave Home Without It

One of the greatest advertising campaigns in the last fifty years came from American Express…. Actor Karl Malden, an Academy Award Winning actor looking like a tough, street wizened police detective warned that if you left home without your American Express Checks,...
I’m Taking A Mulligan

I’m Taking A Mulligan

Well, this is the month I’ve been waiting for; the shortest month for sure but to me, the month that counts. We’ve had Groundhog Day, but my guess is that when PETA finally prevails, there will be a sign next year on the groundhog’s den, which reads, “We’re closed,...
A Patient Advocate Can Help

A Patient Advocate Can Help

More than 70 percent of adults in the U.S. report being dissatisfied with the health care system, according to many of the surveys taken over many years. Navigating the medical services network can be stressful and overwhelming. In conversations with my clients, they...