When I met my now husband, Elliot, in 2006, I'd never dated anyone who wasn't as lily-white as me. In fact, the area where I went to high school in Ohio was so homogeneous, that going to UCF (That's the University of Central Florida for those of you not familiar with the Knights) for college … Continue reading How to be an Ally
There are usually good reasons for doing something the same way every single time. Protocols and procedures are extremely helpful, especially when someone's health is on the line. When I was practicing law, I had lots of policies and procedures, especially for new hires and the people at the front desk. When there are employees … Continue reading Form over Substance
I am not a doctor. I am not a medical provider. None of my statements in this blog should be taken as anything other than my own conclusions and personal experiences. Anyone who knows me knows how much of a rule follower I am. I've been been this way since I was quite going and … Continue reading Medical Marijuana
Thus far, I've been successful in getting my insurance company to cover what my doctors have prescribed and, thus far, my private disability insurance company is behaving itself. Being an attorney does come in handy when it comes to fighting with various organizations -- when someone tells me no, especially when I know the answer … Continue reading Congressional Support
This is a topic fraught with so many sensitive issues and let me say up front that I am not an expert on any of it. What I am is a woman, a daughter, a wife, and a mom. Some background on me ... I delayed having children on purpose because I wanted to build … Continue reading Fertility, Infertility and Secondary Infertility
At last count, I have over a dozen doctors that I have open and active treatment with. This does not include the entire medical team I had up in Orlando before we moved to Miami. Going from seeing one doctor once per year (before cancer) and never having much of anything to say or write … Continue reading Medical Professionals
Since I was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer in mid-2017, there have been two people that I followed closely on social media who were "outed" as not actually having the level of illness they had claimed. I'm not going to use their names in this blog post because this is about me sorting … Continue reading When People Pretend
Like millions of Americans, when I went to college, I had to take out loans. My loans from undergrad were tiny, like less than $2,000.00 and I paid them off by working multiple jobs each summer and breaks. However, law school was a very different story. I still worked during the school year and worked … Continue reading Discharging Student Loans
Back when I was a practicing lawyer and I had my own firm (not that long ago, but it is starting to feel as if it was a million years ago), I had a bunch of rules about communication for myself and for my employees. Since my practice was mostly focused on Family Law (divorces, … Continue reading Communication
At the outset, let me repeat that I'm not a doctor. This blog is about my own personal experiences, not the science or biology of acupuncture or its affect on the body. Read further at your own risk. My only exposure to Acupuncture before my cancer diagnosis was watching Sex and the City. Seriously, the … Continue reading Acupuncture during Cancer Treatment
No Half Measures 