"I think the medical establishment is much more frustrating than the illness."

28 Tishrei 5768

Tears are a call for help. Compassionate medical and mental health professionals respond correctly to them. But part of the medical world does not respond correctly to the fear, pain, and sheer terror that some patients feel about serious medical conditions. That complicates matters.

Many people agree with me: the medical world is NOT meeting all of a patient’s needs. Blizzards of medically-related paperwork that numb the brain happen way too often. Brusque comments from medical professionals add to someone's pain over a dire diagnosis. Emotions tear your heart and mind. Terrible time-consuming delays before treatment (even before diagnosis!), and awful words that chill the soul seem to be a sub-specialty of too many medical offices. Don’t you just want to scream to some compassion-challenged and dismissive doctors and technicians that "It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To"?

I wrote my book to help people who need to have their medical issues addressed in optimal fashion. I'm preparing an online video about my book so that patients, therapists and doctors can easily learn more about It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To and why they should buy it, then use it together.

One of my journalism colleagues responded to a "Request for Advice" message from me regarding the preparation of that video. She definitely understands how you and I feel. Read on:

From: "Sharon Villines"
To: ,
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 2:24 PM

This is experience as a listener being told they have cancer. Keep it
simple. There were lots of sources that gave me lots of information,
most of which I already had. The one that was helpful was the one
that said First, relax. Second, take your time. Third, ... I think
there were 10 things to do, in order.

You've already written the book and it may not be 1, 2, 3, but your
presentation can be.

I think the medical establishment is much more frustrating than the illness.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines in Washington DC
Where all roads lead to Casablanca

I wrote It’s MY Crisis! to ease your frustration and to empower your health-seeking efforts. My book definitely has the Step One, Step Two, etc. format that Sharon advocates. It will be a feature of my video, too.

The power to cope and to heal can be in your hands when you buy a copy of It's My Crisis!. Medical and mental health professionals agree with me. See their praises of my book in the left-hand margin.

There are other medical professionals in the world who advocate for their patients, too. You and they can click on http://www.booklocker.com/books/3067.html and buy a personal copy.

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It’s MY Crisis! can be shipped worldwide. Specialty editions are available for large organizations.



I’ll let you know when my soon-to-be-filmed video goes online.

Contact me, at giveretgolani@gmail.com, about what you want to know in the wide world of healing arts. To your good health, Yocheved

"I’m not sure my eye doctor did a good job!" It’s My Crisis blog Responds with Compassion to a Story of Retinal Bleeding

27 Tishrei 5768

On Sunday September 30 2007 I shared an interesting medical resource called “Patient School” with you. My journalism colleague Star Lawrence had written about it at her blog, http://healthsass.blogspot.com.

Things became more interesting after Star confided in me that she was facing a devastating medical problem with her eye: retinal detachment. I referred her to several top eye surgeons and retinal specialists within two days.

Star then sent me a message to share with visitors to my blog:

“Even though I am a health writer, I still have trouble finding an appropriate doctor and evaluating the care I’m getting…

When I had a medical emergency, bleeding in my right eye, the Emergency Department doctor consulted an ophthalmologist. That doctor recommended a retina specialist and because it was an emergency, I did not go through my usual doctor selection process. I endured four surgeries, but had issues with the way he ran his office, the anesthesiologist he used, and the fact that my vision ended up worse and my eye is cosmetically distorted.

I talked with Yocheved and other friends and she supported me in changing physicians, even at this late date. I sent the new doctor a letter ahead of time (which some of her colleagues not not approve as a tactic) and I met with him this week. He addressed every question in my letter and was candid about my overall medical situation... He hinted that my eye health might have turned out better if I’d consulted him first.

It is very threatening to even consider that things could be different. I am grateful to Yocheved for asking her physician friends about my situation and for supporting me. In the event I develop problems in my other eye,I will be seeing this new doctor.

I learned that friends can be helpful and supportive and word-of-mouth can be valuable. I appreciate Yocheved's willingness to speak to doctors on my behalf.

Despite all, I still write a health humor blog and call myself Health's Ass. I talk about doctor-patient relations sometimes--how could I not? Come visit: http://healthsass.blogspot.com.”

Star’s experience is a reminder: tact is important when we’re communicating with someone facing a medical problem. Here’s an article on how to be tactful, sent to me by a fan of this blog: www.aish.com/societyWork/society/Do_You_Mind_if_I_Ask.asp

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Stay tuned for more stories about how my book and blog are helping people around the world! Buy my book at http://www.booklocker.com/books/3067.html

Let me know what’s on your mind when you leave a comment on the blog.

Contact me, at giveretgolani@gmail.com, about what you want to know in the wide world of healing arts.

To Your Good Health, Yocheved

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

26 Tishrei 5768

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I'm posting news about 2 items: One is an invitation to click on http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ and to help underprivileged American women to receive free mammograms. The second item is an innovative product to help men and women to detect lumps in their breasts. Yes, men can experience breast cancer too.

Here's some information about the Breast Chek Kit, from Professor Celene Bernstein:

"Please also take a look at this link below to view the breast chek video. You will be impressed with what you see. The purpose of this breast self examination kit is 'early detection saves lives.

"The breast chek kit is advertised by agents having a website. Mine is www.plexuspink.com/59947. This will be for S.Africans who want to purchase the kit. My E-mail address is http://celene.bernstein@plexuspink.com

Neil Aremband's website (United Kingdom) is neil.aremband@plexuspink.com. His website is http://www.plexuspink.com/96760.

How My Book and Blog are Helping People to Heal and to Have Hope!

23 Tishrei 5768

Only yesterday I invited blog visitors to contact me about whatever they'd like to learn about in the medical world. One man, Francisco Hernández-Marcos (Madrid – SPAIN), has been corresponding with me for months, about a member of his family with Glioblastoma Multiforme. I've sent him details about several medical options. Today we engaged in a rapid-fire exchange of E-mails so I could inform him about an impressive new surgical technique: Intranasal Surgery. It's for people with tumors in their heads. It's like Keyhole Surgery for other parts of the body. It gets the job done and leaves NO scars.

Here's the information I shared with Francisco. It concerns a recent broadcast of the TODAY SHOW on NBC:

GOOGLE for TODAY SHOW. When you get to the site, look up Scarless Surgery. Let me know if you succeed in finding what you need to see. Hasta, Yoji

Francisco is thrilled with the ease of accessing the information (an online video) that may well help his relative. He is delighted that I'm informing the world about our correspondence. Check him out yourself: francisco@hernandezmarcos.net

http://francisco.hernandezmarcos.net/en/glioblastoma/ (About Glioblastoma in my blog)

I had first informed visitors to my blog about Intranasal Surgery on May 20, 3 Sivan 5767. More exciting news about medical developments will be posted here over time.

Stay tuned for more stories about how my book and blog are helping people around the world!


Contact me about what you want to know in the wide world of healing arts. To your good health, Yocheved

Write a New Chapter in YOUR Healing Story!

22 Tishrei 5768

You can write a new chapter in your coping with a medical crisis/healing story. If you live only according to the medical books, you might not create the personal history you need. That's why you're surfing the 'Net! You're searching for clues about how to heal and how to cope with your medical situation.

My book has answers that can help you.

It's MY Crisis! and I'll Cry if I Need To is all about thinking out of the box, even when you must rely on standard medical and mental health resources. Nine chapters of emotionally strengthening exercises, ideas about developing strategies for hospital stays that won't depress you and humorous comments show you how to accept your medical situation with dignity, self-respect and a focus on reaching your goals.

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Internet is a good synonym for Interaction. People are E-mailing me about their race for a cure, how they recovered from their down moods by reading my book, their delight with my resource information and more. Some writers are letting me know that they read someone else's copy of It's MY Crisis! and now they're buying their own book.

Some of those E-mailers pose specific questions to me about their medical situations.

I've been providing personalized comments that address these specific medical/emotional needs via E-mail, building upon what I began in my book. It's MY Crisis! is selling by word-of-mouth advertising! And it is comforting my readers. It's literally helping people to make renewed efforts and to write new chapters in their journey to coping with medical crises.

Let me know if you wish to write a new chapter in your healing/coping with a medical crisis story. I'll add you to the E-mail service that sends updates to you whenever I update my blog about the medical world, my book and related developments.

*Learn about breaking medical news that might help you.

*Find out when and where I'll be speaking or appearing on radio and television (I have future bookings).

*Check out the developing news about my book.

Yes, another publisher wants to acquire It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To. Here's why: "[We read] sample chapters you sent us of It's My Crisis, and it looks wonderful!" A contract offer is being prepared as you read these words.

Who else is looking at my book and this companion blog?

BlogSense and several book reviewers are studying It's MY Crisis! and I'll Cry if I Need To and my blog about the book. I expect to share their comments with you in the near future.

The dynamic life of It's MY Crisis! and I'll Cry if I Need To is all about the empowering information packed into one paperback book. Buy your copy directly from Booklocker publishing at http://www.booklocker.com/books/3067.html.

You can also order It' MY Crisis! (Booklocker.com Publishing) through cooperative book stores.

It's MY Crisis! can be shipped worldwide. Specialty editions are available for large organizations.

Need to order a case of books? Go to https://secure.booklocker.com:443/booklocker/wholesale/order.php

Special editions of It’s MY Crisis! are available. Contact me about your needs at giveretgolani@gmail.com.


Let me know what you need to find out in the medical world. To your good health,

Yojeved

Brain Tumor Awareness Week

20 Tishrei, 5768

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless."
-- Mother Teresa

The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information is blazing a trail to better health for people around the world. Al Musella graciously agreed to let me use some of his foundation's information in It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To.

Many visitors to my blog seek information about brain tumors in order to help themselves, friends or loved ones. I am providing the following post for their benefit:

http://virtualtrials.com/news3.cfm?item=4000 :Walk Around the World for Brain Tumo(u)rs and the Inaugural International Brain Tumo(u)r Awareness Week – News Update 1 October 2007.

Al Musella and his staff live the words of Mother Teresa's motto above. Here's one more thought about sharing valid information, reaching out to others, and the purpose of being human:

"Truth is the light with which you find your way out of darkness. Turn it on."
-– Rebbe Nachman of Breslav

Buy my book and learn much more about how to cope with medical crises and challenges. See the left margin for one-click service.

To your good health,

Yocheved

Power to the Patient

18 Tishrei 5768

It's MY Crisis! is all about keeping your cool and your control of a medical challenge. The back of the book's Resources section lets you know about services and items around the world that you might need along your healing/coping journey.

Today I'm delighted to share another bit of information with you. My journalism colleague Star Lawrence posted a terrific resource for empowering people at her blog about health issues! Patient School is the sort of patient-empowering resource I advocate for helping people to cope with medical crises. See http://healthsass.blogspot.com/search?q=%22patient+school%22

Way to go, Star! Power to the patient!

I'll share more information about Star in the near future. You'll be quite surprised how one friendly gesture leads to another. And another. That's what my book is all about: helping others to heal!

Learn more about how to take charge of your healing efforts. Buy It's MY Crisis! A Life book that Helps You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

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Special editions of It’s MY Crisis! are available. Contact me about your needs at giveretgolani@gmail.com.

Click on the links in the left-hand margin to do your one-stop shopping for It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need to: A Life Book to Help You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Check out the left-hand margin and learn how to receive a License to Cry bookmark or wallet-sized license you can show to friends and loved ones. It'll put a smile on many faces!

Find out why so many people praise my book. Read it and learn to love life all over again.


To your good health, Yocheved