NEVER FORGET 9/11
I will NEVER FORGET the young officer who ran towards the Twin Towers and spent day and night there. In her 30s she was diagnosed with...
A Search for Meaning
I very much believe in Dr. Viktor Frankl's philosophy that meaning and purpose and "logotherapy, meaning therapy" can get you throught...
Wise Words of Wisdom On The High Holy Days
“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and...
You Often NEED a Second Opinion to Save your Life
This is such an important article. As a patient advocate for over 14 years you should see what I've seen: hospitals wanting to remove the...
In Honor of Young Yet Mighty Annie Eisner
Abraham Lincoln said, "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Tragically and...
My Life Advice As a Cancer Advocate
Here's my life advice having been a cancer advocate for 14 years with 8 members of my family diagnosed with cancer and my aunt and great...
A Must Read For ALL
"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and being alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning....
On today's Supreme Court Ruling:
I can talk about this because this is what my father has done his entire life. If you want to play any sport that my dad is a coach: you...
Advocacy IS Everything!
When you have someone you are advocating for fly across the country to see one of the only endocrinologists you trust (who trained with...


In Honor of ALL Veterans, Especially My Grandfather "Doc"
On this Memorial Day weekend, honoring all Veterans including my grandfather who I was named for. I never met him because he died of...