Shine Light into YOUR Life!

B'SD

22 Cheshvan, 5777

My hectic schedule has me posting updates at night. I just returned from a heartwarming "Hootjam" with friends.  Some of us sing, some play instruments, and all of us have fun each Tuesday night.

But gosh, we've never done anything THIS powerful!

I received this link today.  It’s a song of hope and joy written by a man who today is in an advanced stage of ALS.  I hope it shines some light in your day. 

Go ahead. Shine some light into YOUR life!




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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fill your life with enthusiasm.

Gaining Perspective with an Illness

B'SD

I explain the title of It’s MY Crisis and I’ll Cry if I Need to: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge in the preface: 

"One of the worst reactions people had to my news was saying with a sense of fatalism and religious superiority over me, "You shouldn't cry. GOD only gives people the challenges they can face."  I disagree. Many a good person has experienced a psychological or medical problem, and suffered terribly or not survived it. Some medical and emotional challenges destroy no matter how valiantly we fight to survive them. Other crises can be survived. It isn't fair to lump them all in one "You can do it!" category. It blames the patient, who is suffering already. No one on this planet is authorized to pass judgment on another person's trials and tribulations. That's GOD's job."

Other selections in the book deal with the senses of trauma, of powerlessness. of emasculation, and more, which hit many normal people who are ill.

When I coach people facing their illnesses, struggling to construct a plan for coping with the package, I long to find other models of how to gain healthy perspective about difficult situations.

This paragraph from an online essay captures what I want perfectly: 

"I can’t believe I get to do this work. It keeps me focused not on how low and lonely a person can be when things seem dark and stormy, but how high you can soar if you let God lift you up. I have no shame that I doubted God’s plan, and I no longer wonder if feeling angry and questioning God meant I didn’t really trust Him. I know now that in reality, my personal dialogue with God removed the distance and the interruptions I experienced in our relationship. Dislodging those thoughts brought me closer to Him."


Read the whole story at

God, Stay Where I Can See You

Shattered and made whole. Learning to trust God with everything.

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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fill your thoughts with focus and constructive perspective.

Repair Your Healthcare AFFORDABLY - Here's How!

B'SD

9 Marcheshvan, 5777

Now that global emotions are settling down following president-elect Donald Trump's nomination, I can hope that attention spans will focus on his campaign promise to repeal obamacare.

Healthcare Reform | Donald J Trump for President

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform

On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare. However, it is not enough to simply repeal this ...

While Americans consider their next health insurance moves, I suggest that you read two things before making final decisions. 

First,

Consumer Intelligence
5 questions to ask before choosing a health plan 
By Jonnelle Marte

Open enrollment can be confusing, but if you take these steps you can increase your odds of finding the right health plan 

Open enrollment can be confusing, but if you take these steps you can increase your odds of finding the right health plan  

And second, doctor-recommended

Check out the book's Global Resources section. It alerts you to worldwide organizations willing to pay part or all of your specific medical bills. All you need to do is request the assistance!

I'm indulging in a bit of an Op-Ed here, to alert you to a reality that obamacare did not:

'Essential' Meds for the World Are Surprisingly Cheap

As little as $1/month per person could support basic package

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Thinking Like a Champion: A 1-2 How-to!

B'SD

Cheshvan 3, 5777

It's been fun to celebrate that

Chicago Cubs are the 2016 World Series Champions!

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93K Views

About that drought: Sometimes it is hard to persevere past our human limitations. Inner strengths can be stretched, though, despite circumstances all around us.

Perhaps

Staying Positive through PLS and Prosthetics

Despite my cheery disposition and my propensity for punning and laughter, it might come as a surprise to many......

BLOGS.TIMESOFISRAEL.COM

can explain things to you.

Need more emotional comfort for trying times? Check out the Polishing Silver story in

PS - I apologize for having been offline for so long. My malfunctioning router was to blame. It has been replaced.





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Sukkot and Solutions to Medical Problems

B'SD

14 Tishrei, 5777

It's a busy holiday season. After 10 days of penitence and the resolve to do better, Jews worldwide are preparing for the festive Sukkot festival.

Through it all people have contacted me about their need for:

• Information on how to get glass bottles that can spray or hold medication, 

• Learning who is the expert on this or that medical problem, 

• Charitable resources that exist for paying someone's HUGE medical bills, 

• and related matters.

I suggest that all of you find the answers to those exact questions, and others, in doctor-recommended

Once you order your copy, calm down with Naomi Shemer's lovely tune, Shlomit Builds a Sukka of Peace.

BTW, did you know that you can search online and in libraries about the medical properties of the etrog/citron used at Sukkot time?

I happen to make a delicious jelly from the fruit. It's hard work, but worth the flavor.

PS - Sukkot is not merely a holiday for the Jewish kids in the class. It's for everyone!





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Good News for Americans with Fibromyalgia!

B'SD

8 Tishrey, 5777

Tomorrow night the Yom Kipur holiday begins. I'll join other Jews in begging GOD for worldwide mercy, forgiveness and patience. The High Holiday season is a focused time of introspection and resolve.

Looking forward to other upbeat developments, I'm pleased to be able to share some good news with a population that has been terribly under served by the medical and wider worlds:

The day that many fibromyalgia sufferers have been waiting for has finally come. Fibromyalgia is real and is now recognized as such by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics.

Effective October 1, 2015, fibromyalgia has its own diagnosis code that is included in the list of official diagnostic codes used by the U.S. healthcare industry including doctors, insurance companies and government agencies. ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) is the most recent revision to the list of these codes that now includes fibromyalgia. Previously, doctors had to use a general code called “myalgia and myositis, unspecified.”

Read the rest of the article here.




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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fill your efforts with focus.

Good News for Americans with Fibromyalgia!

B'SD

8 Tishrey, 5777

Tomorrow night the Yom Kipur holiday begins. I'll join other Jews in begging GOD for worldwide mercy, forgiveness and patience. The High Holiday season is a focused time of introspection and resolve.

Looking forward to other upbeat developments, I'm pleased to be able to share some good news with a population that has been terribly under served by the medical and wider worlds:

The day that many fibromyalgia sufferers have been waiting for has finally come. Fibromyalgia is real and is now recognized as such by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics.

Effective October 1, 2015, fibromyalgia has its own diagnosis code that is included in the list of official diagnostic codes used by the U.S. healthcare industry including doctors, insurance companies and government agencies. ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) is the most recent revision to the list of these codes that now includes fibromyalgia. Previously, doctors had to use a general code called “myalgia and myositis, unspecified.”

Read the rest of the article here.




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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fill your efforts with focus.