Medical Prescription: BIG Dose of Laughter!

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7 Tevet, 5773

OY. The friend I mentioned the other day is still running a bureaucratic gauntlet in the medical world. She discussed it in a Facebook forum. I turned her sense of frustration on its head by making the mess into a basis for a sitcom (a situation comedy television show, for those of you not familiar with American slang).

I indulged all of us in a BIG dose of humor in that

Facebook forum. Respondents "LIKED" it! I'm sure you can identify with the joke:

Title for the show: Medical Files. IZREELTV's newest offering, a zany look at the rollercoaster of Israel's socialized medical world (an HMO system - in Hebrew!), the unadjusted olim (immigrants) shocked to pieces by it as they try to maneuver the klita/absorption process and the need to lower their ever-rising blood pressure while fatalist tzabarim (natives) murmur "Ain li moosag. Yihye tov habibi. Eh, refua shlaima b'emet (I'm clueless, too, but I bless you to get better fast)." Guest spots by famous doctors, grumpy medical professionals (sorry for being redundant), clueless administrators and a cast of characters including Bituach Leumi (social security) officials who misunderstand the law let alone human interaction dynamics! Yocheved Golani narrates the show as she offers tips on how to cope with it all and keep your giggle on. Cameos by officials and medical staff who display enormous compassion, competence and a touch of the miraculous in what they do. 

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OK, we're off Facebook now.

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all the bureaucratic messes
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9 Elul 5768

I suspect that HMOs are designed to make people die. This story by LA Times writer Steve Lopez is unspeakably sad and a simple illustration why many HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) are NOT good for human health:

Yes, There are Options in Treating Cancer.

I responded to the article with a comment. YOU can heed it, too:

"Check out 1) The Musella Brain Tumor Research Foundation's website and free newsletters and 2) The Brain Tumor Society's site and magazine. Read “It's My Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To: A Life Book that Helps You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge” to find out about getting in on clinical trials, free or discounted medication (not generic stuff - the real thing), free medical appliances plus MUCH more. Doctors give my book to colleagues and patients. Buy it at Barnes & Noble. Yocheved Golani, Self-Help Coach. "

I have nothing more to add today. To your good health,

Yojeved Golani
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