It’s All So Clinical
Author’s Note: I wrote this article in 2009, and given experiences several of my friends and family have had in the past year, I felt as though I wanted to republish this article as a reminder. My friend, Rindy’s parents just got her death certificate in the mail. As I read the details, I [...]
Governor Attacks the Poor… Again
Governor Schwarzenegger has once again carved into the lives of the poor, the young, the infirmed, and those least able to bear the edge of his economic scalpel.
A View to Avarice
If eyeglasses range in price from $1,000 to $8, then one must ask why the cost differential?
The Many Faces of Mental Health
With the economic crisis still causing fear, with the threat of terrorism crossing our borders, with the increasing costs of medical care decreasing our treatment resources, we are being herded like sheep into a world of untreated mental illness. Only through education and activism are we able to find our way out of this morass.
Having been a consumer member
Empty Hospital Chairs
Physicians are in service. Legislators are in service. They are in service to us, the American citizen. We must never forget that.
New Thoughts for a New Time in Health Care
We must set aside our fears of new thoughts and new ways of doing things and heroically stand with those who are building a changing era. We’ve had the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Industrial Age, and the Techology Age; now, it’s time for the Healing Age.
How Stupid Can One Person Be? *Puff Puff*
When will enough be enough? When will I stop smelling like a filty ashtray? When will I allow my clothes to carry the aroma of dryer sheets and not burning ashes? When will I be free of this life-ending addiction.
The Poignancy of Passing Time
For today, I’m looking back and seeing the long road on which I’ve traveled and marvelling that I got this far. For me, it’s a miracle.
Why Is Hate So Easy?
Those who have had to live with the impact of these messages of hate are all being told that we have no value in segments of society and that our needs and dreams are unnecessary to the overall happiness of our country.
