Twenty five years ago, Sarah and David* received a phone call in the early morning hours. “Can you come to the hospital? Now?! “ The social worker sounded insistent, and Sarah and David, sleepy and confused, arrived at the hospital to find a tiny, squalling, day old, obviously sickly, infant, in the hands of the …
Rachel Dermack, of Charlotte, North Carolina is a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying both Psychology and Economics. She spent the summer of 2016 in Jerusalem as an intern for Health Advize , through jInternship, a program for young adults that includes an internship and Jewish learning. Rachel served as …
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I want to take a brief moment to explain why you should NEVER google your medical questions. Let me clarify. I am NOT referring to medical questions like ‘how do I get rid of the fungus on my toenail’, or random alternative treatment questions like “which is better, taking liquid iron or chlorophyll to increase …
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I had a client who called me up in tears the other day. Her little boy, who was unfortunately being treated for a rare autoimmune disorder, was in the hospital and was experiencing painful side effects from the medication. She felt that the doctors had decided that her son was a ‘high needs’ patient, meaning …
I’m sure you’ve all heard stories of women in their ninth month, when the baby still hasn’t turned around and they’re facing the possibility of a breech delivery. Chinese herbs, complicated yoga positions, hanging upside down (okay haven’t actually seen that one yet), going to the kotel, you name it. If you’re looking for that kind …
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As a post Passover Post, I really wanted to focus on something spring-like, festive and light. Unfortunately, medical advocacy doesn’t lend itself to those themes, but I will try to bring rays of promise into a trying situation. I received a call from a client who told me that she had rushed her teenage daughter …
The other day I was reviewing my mail from the APHA (Alliances of Professional Health Associates) of which I am a member, and came across the 50 Secrets Your Hospital Won’t Tell You by Reader’s Digest. It made me think, mmm, what would my list be for Israeli hospitals? So here are my top 10 …
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Unfortunately, I’m used to getting told about the violent deaths of people I don’t know, stabbings at the bus stops where my children and I stand regularly, pictures of blood stains on streets that I pass daily, but the name of this woman sounded familiar when I read it. Dafna? Wait, could that be? I …
On an average evening in our household, usually before some major event, one of our offspring could have either fallen and opened up their head or is bleeding profusely from some wound; in short, we make many trips to the emergency room. But as our children get older, sometimes we aren’t even the ones who take …
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