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...
Let’s Find The Time To Talk

Let’s Find The Time To Talk

We live in a day and age, when seeing our children and grandchildren sometimes is difficult. We may see them over holidays, but we know that busy lives can prevent communication……we just don’t want to bother them. My advice: make the time to have discussions with your...
Accepting Less Is Unacceptable

Accepting Less Is Unacceptable

How often in our lives do we have the same conversation over and over with ourselves; I wish I had said this, or I should have done or would have done that? We repeat this to ourselves or to our patient spouses who have heard this same old story over and over. We...