Archive for July, 2009
A New Way — living with RA
This week, a unique website, New Way RA, goes live. It explores in depth how people living with rheumatoid arthritis, RA, can live a healthy and well-rounded life-style while facing the challenges of this disease. New Way RA is an online talk show. It’s features Deborah Norville interviewing experts on career, fitness, nutrition, personal relationships [...]
The good news, confided my client, is that so many people are in the same boat I’m in – for the first time. The bad news? The boat is sinking. Was he joking? No doubt, one difficult aspect of living with chronic illness, especially if you’re under 50, is that you feel so alone. You [...]
Financial Matters
The blog missed one posting this past week because it was hacked! It took us a while to restore. And if you get this in your email box, it’s been two weeks since you’ve gotten mail from us due to tech difficulties. We hope that you’ve missed us and we’re glad to be back in [...]
Looking for a job in a depressed economy and living with a chronic illness that makes your employment history a bit “sketchy”. Yikes, it doesn’t sound pretty. But at the moment, that describes many of my clients. Not surprising, is it? Ten years ago, a robust, growing economy made it much easier for anyone [...]
I’m lucky to count among my professional friends, Elizabeth Genovese, M.D. (internal and occupational medicine). We met several years ago on a committee charged with creating suggestions for improving the Social Security disability evaluation process. For the past year, Elizabeth has been living with a rare and difficult to treat cancer. Her belly is terribly [...]
