The story of my health insurance crisis, by the numbers.8 --The day in February (not March, FEBRUARY) that my doctor first sent in the pre-authorization for my medication.17-- The day in February that I picked up my last prescription for my medication and found out that the pharmacy had only filled ...

Our snowfall was rather overdone last night. We are now dealing with a lot of snow. Like 11" of snow that nobody wanted and nobody wants to deal with. Including, of course, our plow guy. That jerk has outdone himself. He came at around 4:30 this morning and did the driveway, but it was still snowing...

I have told my kids at least 100 times today to wash their hands. Considering their age, it seems ridiculous to me to have to constantly remind them, but damn if they can't seem to remember that constant handwashing is helpful in kicking lingering diseases collective asses. My kids have been sick fo...

For someone that does as little as possible to avoid pain, I have three different and equally compelling blog topics for today. But seeing as not only am I doing as little as possible, I'm also thinking as little as possible (hello Percocet goodbye brain), so I can't decide just what to talk about, ...

The Girl has worked at our local Panera since last August. In that time she's been sick a couple of times and they have given her an incredible hassle about missing her shifts. By hassle I mean demanding a doctor's note, making her find people to fill in for her missing shifts, and being generally f...

I 'll be honest. I'm the most cooperative patient on earth. I'll do pretty much anything they ask of me without complaint except the IV potassium because it burns like a mother and it takes hours to go in. I'd rather drink the juice concoction they mix up with the potassium and choke it down. But ot...

I've heard it a million times. I've read it even more. "My husband/boyfriend/significant other is such a baby when he's sick." Most men I know certainly follow that statement to a "T". But I don't know why. When Mommy is sick, she gets up, does her job, and makes it through her day without collapsin...

I've been watching the Republicans screw up the stimulus package for the past couple of weeks. My low opinion of Republicans has fallen even lower while I watched a proposed plan that would provide many jobs, help out homeowners in trouble, and give local aid to cities and states, as well as buildin...

If this doesn't convince you that change is imperative, nothing will....

Damn it is so cold outside, and of course that means it's so cold inside. It is really barbaric, and we haven't even gotten to the coldest part of this cold snap. I hate to say this but Canada, could you keep your freaking weather on your side of the border? I mean really, what were you thinking sha...