Take Charge of Your Healthcare: Part IV

Disclaimer: This blog will pertain to my U.S. readers; my suggestions may not apply to my international followers. Part IV: Trust & Provider Feedback Matter Let me say here that TRUST is a huge and important aspect of working with your healthcare provider. Just as you trust your family, spouse, partner, or friend, so should…Read more »

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Take Charge of Your Healthcare: Part I

Disclaimer: This blog will pertain to my U.S. readers; my suggestions may not apply to my international followers. Part I: Tips for Choosing a Provider This multipart blog is inspired by the recent illnesses and deaths of some dear friends and neighbors. Witnessing them struggle with our healthcare maze was difficult. Guiding patients on navigating…Read more »

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From Illness to Inspiration: Crafting My Second Memoir

Several weeks ago, I developed community-acquired pneumonia, AKA walking pneumonia. I lay weeks on the couch, listless, weak, with no appetite. My family doctor tried diligently to avert it. When it developed into a bacterium, the antibiotics finally worked. But until I fully recovered, I couldn’t shut my mind off. Over the days and weeks,…Read more »

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A Poem for the Ages

This blog title uses the word ages in its literal translation. Therefore, this poem depicts my journey toward accepting my own aging process. I’ve been a relatively healthy 74 year old engaging in a variety of physical and mental activities that keep me vital and active. My Sacred Temple by Susan E. Greisen 12/24 My…Read more »

New Publication: How Time and Place Inspire Poetry

I was challenged to write a piece for our writers’ organization, Red Wheelbarrow Writers, to be published in a collective anthology. Here was the assignment: Submit fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that captures the importance of a particular place and its power to surprise, transform and inspire. Keen observation of everyday scenes reveals how simple, seemingly…Read more »

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