Hari – Healthcare Whisperer

I Have Cancer

March 17, 2017

I know it has been a long time since I wrote on my blog. I have cancer and it took the wind out of my sails. I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma last June. For many months before the diagnosis, I was tired and generally didn’t feel good. Of course, I kept pushing forward thinking…

How One Heroic Woman Got Medicare To Change ID Card Numbers

January 8, 2016

Her name is Eileen(compromise is no last name) and she really didn’t want me to mention her but I insisted. I told her what she had accomplished was nothing short of a miracle. She didn’t want me to use her name because she will humbly tell anyone, she only did what had to be done…

Health Savings Accounts are a Bad Idea to Replace Medicare

October 26, 2015

I continue to vacillate between laughing and screaming when I listen to the GOP candidates talk about how they are going to fix or change Medicare. Mostly, I find myself wanting to scream. I was reading Ben Carson’s policy on healthcare. Create health savings accounts for those on Medicare and let them pick their own insurance.…

Do Public Health Regulations Lack Ethical Scrutiny?

June 17, 2015

Recently, I had a disagreement with the public health medical director in Santa Fe about the application of a public health policy related to gastroenteritis in an assisted living facility. The interaction occurred because my mother’s facility had placed the residents on isolation for meals and group activities. This meant that the main social event for…

Audio Blog # 6 : My Journey with Mom Through Assisted Living and Hospice

May 28, 2015May 29, 2015

Here is another installment about life with Mom in assisted living and hospice. There bever seems to be a dull moment. She continues to decline and I continue to try to keep her comfortable and safe.

Audio Blog #5: My Journey With Mom Through Assisted Livingand Hospice

May 27, 2015May 29, 2015

This is a continuation of my experiences dealing with assisted living and hospice. It is my experience of dealing with with all the issues and the constant rebalancing. My hope is the information from my experience will be of help to others. This blog will be about hopsice and talking to my Mom about dying

Audio Blog#4 The Journey Continues. Life With Mom in Assisted Living/Hospice

May 22, 2015

My blog continues about what it is like to be the caregiver for a parent in assisted living, nursing home and hospice. In this episode, I will speak about Hopsice and my Mother’s choices about her death. I will talk about the prospect of her death and how the Hopsice services have helped.

Michele Rosenthal discusses her new book :Your Life After Trauma

May 21, 2015May 28, 2015

I feel very lucky and excited to have Michele Rosenthal back on the show to talk about her new book, Your Life After Trauma:Powerful Practices to Reclaim Your Identity. Her book is a continuation of her work helping people with PTSD. This book offers practical, simple and hands-on examples to help with the effects of an identity crisis caused by PTSD. It provides insight to the crisis and offers exercises, self assessment questionnaires tips and tools need to heal.

Michele Rosenthal is an award-winning PTSD blogger, award-nominated author, founder of HealMyPTSD.com, post-trauma coach, host of Changing Direction radio and author of Your Life After Trauma: Powerful Practices to Reclaim Your Identity (W. W. Norton). Her website is www.HealMyPTSD.com and she hosts the show CHANGING DIRECTION.

Michele has wonderful stories and insight. This show is not to be missed!

Audio Blog #3: My Journey With Mom Through Hospice and Assisted Living.

May 20, 2015

This is day three of my blog and the saga continues with the facility, hopsice and care manager. What a life being a caregiver! I hope to offer some tips on the best way to get what is needed for a loved one in this situation. Even though I have advocated for clients in similar situations, it doesn’t make it easy. I think I am just faster at knowing what the problem is and the possible solution.

Audio Blog #2: The Journey Continues With My Assisted Living and My Mom

May 19, 2015

This is the second audio blog post about my journey with Mom, her dying and dealing with the Assisted Living/Nursing Home staff. Today, I will talk about the Ombudsman program and how it can help solve problemsand deal with issues in the residents favor.

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