Inaccessible

January 7, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Spas are meant to be luxurious: relaxation sublime. My daughter planned on it when she booked us into a top-rated facility for a morning of pampering. My daughter doesn’t have mobility issues. It wasn’t her inner bitch that threatened to spoil the day. Should have known there’d be a problem by the absence of handicapped […]

An Argument for Wholistic Healthcare

July 21, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

A week after my husband completed thirty-five rounds of radiation for Stage III Prostate cancer, and a year to the date that I learned surgery to remove cancerous tissues from my breast was successful, Ric fell down a flight of steps rupturing his quad tendon. Ten weeks after surgery, he would fall again, causing further […]

A Functional Medicine Approach Continued

June 20, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Why do you wear this thing on your wrist?” “To measure my heart rate; it’s recommended that I keep it under 100.” “Let’s take another look at that theory.” This is my seventh visit to Dr. B., a practitioner of Functional Medicine. Having just finished the ozonotherapy IV treatments, we are meeting to discuss progress […]

The Day After

April 28, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

The post treatment high lasted for nine hours and then the crash occurred, washed over me like torrential rains, draining energy and leaving me feeling quite unwell. Flu-like symptoms, swelling and throbbing kept me up most of the night. When I did finally fall asleep, it was only to awaken in a greater state of […]