Personal Stories
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
I grew up singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The song was written in 1900 by the brothers Johnson (not those of “Strawberry Letter 23” fame), James Weldon and John Rosamond Johnson. In 1919, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) proclaimed it to be the Black National Anthem. I had memorized…
VILLAGE FOR A SEASON
The older I get the more I understand proverbs and other sayings. Experience continues to provide more depth and understanding. Life leads to new revelations about old expressions. Living results in seasonal changes beyond spring, summer, fall, and winter. Due to loss, often from death, we have our village for only a season. Maya Angelou.…
Open Enrollment
It’s open enrollment time! This is the time of year when individuals buy, renew, or change their health insurance. If you don’t have insurance through your employer, Medicare or Medicaid, you can purchase health insurance from the Marketplace. The federal government enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obama care, to increase access to…
Please Don’t Retire!
More and more each year, I worry that my Primary Care Provider (PCP) will retire. There is a shortage of them as well as other specialists for many reasons including that pay has not kept of with the cost of living, heavy workload and burnout leading to early retirement or transition away from patient care,…
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