Tag: disability

• Back to Start

  

  I was prepared to feel like a lab rat in this process. I was not prepared to feel all alone or be buried in red tape and insurance denials. I was not prepared to have to start again.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  March 22, 2023

  HSCT, MS, Uncategorized

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, disability, FMLA, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, rest, return to work, shingles

• The F Word

  

  F is for fall, one of those key medical metrics that hospitals care about. I’ve been forced to come to terms with recent falls and how they impact my health and care.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  February 24, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  advocacy, anxiety, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, depression, disability, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, recovery

• Movement, Energy & the Body

  

  Movement – a word that holds so much joy, so much possibility and for me, sorrow and loss as well.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  January 30, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, disability, HSCT, mobility, movement, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, stretching, walking, yoga

• Three Things My Doctors Said

  

  I have three specific encounters with three extraordinary doctors that shaped who I am as a patient as well as what I know I need from the doctor/patient relationship.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  January 16, 2023

  About Me, HSCT

  advocacy, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, disability, doctor, healthcare, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, patient