By
AmyT on
October 8, 2010
Personally, I feel that mail-order prescription services have saved my life, so I almost choked on my breakfast bar the other morning reading this Philadelphia Inquirer headliner: “Pharmacists Take On Mail Order.”
You. Are. Kidding. Me. Now the powers that be are trying to take away the ability for us to have 90-days’ supply of our meds and equipment delivered to our doorstep? Don’t they know what a boon that is to people who depend…
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By
AmyT on
October 7, 2010
Sticking with yesterday’s theme of physical activities that help people cope with diabetes —please meet Chloe Steepe, who like many of us diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as adults (she was 18) didn’t know another single soul with this illness. For Chloe, it wasn’t until several years later, when visiting Australia on an outdoor adventure trip, that she found herself surrounded by PWDs just like her.
Upon returning home to Canada, she was inspired to launch…
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By
AmyT on
October 6, 2010
Yoga might seem intimidating to you, with all the bodily twists and turns. But there is a new kind of yoga that doesn’t involve any downward dogs or cobra stances. It’s called Laughter Yoga, and it’s a global movement. I kid you not. It’s based on the idea that laughter allows more oxygen into the body and brain, creating healthy effects.
Caroline Sheehan, a 24-year-old PWD and ardent yoga practitioner, recently introduced Laughter Yoga to…
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By
AmyT on
October 4, 2010
Back in 2004/2005 when I started this blog, who would have thought that patient bloggers and advocates would soon be flying around the country as honored speakers at forward-thinking health events? Look how far we’ve come, and I’m very excited to be part of it!
A few relevant dispatches from the ePatient world today:
D-OC members Manny and Kerri have just returned from speaking at the ePatient Connections (ePC) conference in Philadelphia, which brings together “experts…
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