How Can I Get Medicare Disability for Fibromyalgia? guest post by Danielle K. Roberts If you’re under 65, you’re not eligible for Medicare benefits unless you have a qualifying disability under Social Security Administration (SSA) guidelines. Unfortunately for fibromyalgia sufferers, getting … [Read more...]
Staying Organized with Brain Fog
Staying Organized with Brain Fog guest post by Noelle Janka I lived with varying degrees of brain fog for years and I currently support several clients with it in my life coaching practice. It can be difficult to stay organized when your memory is shot and thinking about your priorities feels like … [Read more...]
Review: The Patient’s Playbook – How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love
It's rare that I will pick up a paper book by choice and read it anymore. But, every once in a while a book will come my way that I want to read bad enough that I will deal with the paper. That's what happened when I saw The Patient's Playbook by Leslie D. Michelson show up in my Amazon Vine queue. … [Read more...]
The Importance of Getting Your Medical Records (Guest Post)
This is a guest post from author and blogger Kelly Morgan Deppenwolf The Importance of Getting Your Medical Records Every time I think about accessing my medical records I think of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine’s doctor wrote in her chart that she was a “difficult patient” and wouldn’t let her … [Read more...]
How to Be Your Own Health Advocate
As patients we often hear that we need to be our own health advocate, but what does that even mean? And how do you do it? What does it mean to be a health advocate? The very basic meaning of advocate is "a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc" or "a person … [Read more...]