Mar 24
COVID Year Four — Where Am I Now?
Out maskless at granddaughter's performance Reflecting back to March, 2020, we had just returned from our grandkids’ swim meet in Indiana...
Jan 31
Medical Care in 2024: You Can’t Always Get What You Want (or Even What You Need)
I naively (and arrogantly) thought there were ways to avoid some of the pretty bad encounters my brother and friends have had recently...
Jan 15
A Hospital Almost Killed My Brother
Let’s get the personal blame game over quickly. My brother has just started peritoneal dialysis for advanced kidney disease. That part...
Jul 8, 2019
Medical Portals Need to Connect
Published in ChicagoNow, July 8, 2019 Over the past year, I have received healthcare from doctors and professionals who use five...
Jun 12, 2018
We Will All Have a Pre-existing Condition Someday
Published in ChicagoNow, June 12, 2018 Let me share a healthcare story that happened to me some 25 years ago when insurance companies...
May 21, 2018
Fees for Medical Parking
How much should I have to pay to park here? Published in ChicagoNow, May 21, 2018 Was it reasonable to pay $11 for parking to visit my...
Oct 13, 2015
A Health Insurance Plan Change That Will Hurt Many
Photo by wistech colleges {ublished in ChicagoNow, October 13, 2015 Let’s put some real faces on the decision by Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Jun 16, 2014
Healthcare for Elders – Are We Making Progress?
Me and my mom Posted in ChicagoNow, June 16, 2014 Yes, she’s almost 91 and her time on earth is finite. But she’s also a mother of three,...
Jun 2, 2014
A Rant About Hospitals and Health Care for the Elderly
Posted in ChicagoNow, June 4, 2014 This has nothing to do with Obamacare or Medicare or death panels or any other health care policy....