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Blogs as a ‘service’ not a ‘treatment’

Fri July 22, 2016

On the virtually connecting session yesterday we talked about the role blogging might play in healthcare. One question that Susan Adam's (@edtechsight) asks us was how to educate patients about…

Talking about blogging with bloggers #vcept

Tue July 19, 2016

Opinion

I'm excited that on Thursday I'll get to meet a bunch of illness (health) bloggers that I have followed for some time (e.g. Marie Ennis O’Connor (https://journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com/), Beth Gainer…

When you use my data, please say thank-you

Sun June 26, 2016

Opinion

I'm working on a systematic literature review based upon researchers that use breast cancer blogs. This particular review was inspired by a comment written by Caroline on my blog…

The costs of treatment

Fri June 17, 2016

Hormone therapy

I've been thinking at lot lately about the costs of treatment. For the moment I have good insurance, so I can see the bills but I don't need to…

Citing vs anonymizing blogs in research

Mon June 6, 2016

Opinion

As many of you know, I'm both a blogger and an academic. I'm looking at doing my research on breast cancer blogs. As a result, I'm reading a lot…

On healthy privilege and prevention

Sun February 7, 2016

Opinion

Prevention: the action of stopping something from happening or arising. ~Google Definition. Words matter. I find that certain words really make me cringe. One of those words is the…

A new perspective on sleep

Sat February 6, 2016

Navigating the new me

One of the side effects of various hormone therapies is disruption of sleep. I also have sleep apnea (thank-you surgery and hormone therapy!), so I see a sleep doctor.…

My meds are making me sick … #celiac

Sat January 23, 2016

Celiac

I'm looking for some help in understanding how laws work in the US (sorry I'm a Canadian living in the US). I am so frustrated and annoyed. I'm frustrated…

The bait and switch (ugg)

Fri January 15, 2016

Opinion

It appears I got caught by the bait and switch when it comes to my prescriptions. I got a message from ExpressScripts telling me that I could save money…

On being selfish

Wed December 30, 2015

Opinion

This morning, as I read Beth's blog post about Mindfulness, Uncertainty, and Courage - I was struck by this particular quote: I’ve got to ignore my inner voices that…