I’ve read a fair number of articles about this topic over the last decade+ but haven’t written one myself. Perhaps it’s because the idea of wishing I’d known more about cancer upon diagnosis sounds strange to me. When you think about it, would you really have wanted to know any of this stuff before your …
Breast cancer
Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month again (yawn), it seems like a good time to talk about advocacy in general. Any type of serious illness or other trauma can make a person want to “do” something with the experience. This comes from a feeling of wanting to help others who are, or will be, facing …
When you hear the word authenticity, what comes to mind? While contemplating what to write as I mark 13 years of blogging this month (I know, hard to believe, right?), this is the word that kept popping into my head. Perhaps because above all else, being authentic has been a primary goal of mine since …
June reminds me of many things: my mother’s, and other family members’ birthdays, Dear Daughter’s wedding, other weddings, graduations, summertime memories of all sorts, Father’s Day with and without a father — to name a few. And, oh yeah, June reminds me of my bilateral mastectomy. The date, I mean. Because frankly, I’m reminded of …
When Medicare, or any insurance carrier, denies your claim leaving you with a staggering bill, how do you even begin to counter? Here are 9 tips for a successful appeal.