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Tag Archives: Neurologist
‘I Know We’re Gonna Make It!’
A very dear friend sent me a beautiful song on You Tube following my Gloom, Despair and Misery post a few weeks ago. I thought it was the kindest gesture since I needed to hear this particular song. She is … Continue reading
Posted in Being Thankful, Don't Give Up, Dr. Liar, Faith, Finding the joy, God, Happiness, Hurt but not Broken, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cure
Tagged Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Cervical Dystonia, Depression, Dr. Liar, Living with Pain, Long Way Home, Managing Pain, Multiple System Atrophy, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, self discovery, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury, Steven Curtis Chapman
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Living Life with No Regrets
Writing a blog can be a unique way of uncovering who is interested and reading your posts and who isn’t. Since I first began writing My Unplanned Life in February, I have discovered that there are three groups of readers … Continue reading
Posted in Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter, Depression, Disability, Don't Give Up, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Dr. Liar, Faith, Happiness, Heart Condition, Medical Malpractice, No regrets, Pain Management, Self Discovery, Social Security Disability, Spinal Cord Injury, Surgery, Writing
Tagged Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Cervical Dystonia, Court, Cripple, Depression, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Intensive Care Unit, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living Life with No Regrets, Living with Pain, Medical Malpractice, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, No Regrets, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury
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Is Not Guilty the Same as Innocent…?
Those reading this post are likely to be surprised that I am writing about the Casey Anthony not guilty verdict in my first post following the conclusion of the trial. I have to be honest, listening to the verdicts from … Continue reading
Posted in Court, Depression, Disability, Don't Give Up, Dr. Liar, Employer and disability, Faith, God, Happiness, Joy, Long Term Disability, Medical Malpractice, Medicare, Pain, Pain Management, Self Discovery, Social Security Disability, Spinal Cord Injury, Surgery, Writing
Tagged Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Courtroom, Cripple, Depression, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Employment Law, Expert Witnesses, Johns Hopkins, Judge, Jury, Lawsuit, Living with Pain, Long Term Disability, Managing Pain, Medical Malpractice, Medication, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, self discovery, Shaking Up Life, Short Term Disability, spinal cord injury, Verdict
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Is HOPE a Four Letter Word?
“Forgiveness comes when you can give up the hope that you can change the past.” I heard this quote the other day and it stuck with me. Those who know me or have been reading the blog know that I … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Reeve, Depression, Disability, Don't Give Up, Dr. Liar, Faith, God, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Pain Management, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury, Writing
Tagged Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Cervical Dystonia, Cripple, Depression, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Falling, Forgiveness, Johns Hopkins, Lawsuit, Living with Pain, Managing Pain, Medical Malpractice, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neuropathy, Neurosurgeon, Restless Legs, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury
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Free to be the ‘Old’ Me
Following my four-month hiatus from the world, I realized that my Tempur-pedic wasn’t going to help with anything other than sleep. I needed to snap out of what I was going through. Being a person who liked to make lists, … Continue reading
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Court, Depression, Disability, Dr. Liar, Employer and disability, Faith, God, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Bible, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Court, Courtroom, Cripple, Demoted due to spinal cord injury, Depression, Dr. Liar, Forgiveness, Living with Pain, Long Term Disability, Managing Pain, Medical Malpractice, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Phillies, spinal cord injury, Tempur-pedic, Verdict
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Strong Enough…
Those who know me would probably describe me as a fighter or someone who doesn’t walk away just because she lost the first round. I often buck the system and hate when I am told no, especially when someone does … Continue reading
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Court, Depression, Disability, Dr. Liar, Employer and disability, Faith, God, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Board Certification, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Court, Courtroom, Depression, Doctors, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Dr. Liar, Dr. Richard Carlson, Expert Witnesses, Judge, Jury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living with Pain, Managing Pain, Medical Malpractice, Medication, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, self discovery, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury, Verdict
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The Verdict
The following day in court both attorneys gave closing arguments. They stated their positions and their opinion of what they had felt they had proven in court. The defense attorney told the jurors that Dr. Liar did nothing wrong and … Continue reading
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Court, Depression, Disability, Employer and disability, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Board Certification, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Court, Courtroom, Depression, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Expert Witnesses, Judge, Jury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living with Pain, Medical Malpractice, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, self discovery, Shaking Up Life, Testimony, Verdict
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A Truthful Nobody or a Lying Somebody…?
I learned during Dr. Liar’s testimony that listening to a person tell one lie after another when you know the truth, and when the lies are about you and all around you, is a very difficult, uncomfortable situation that tests … Continue reading
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Court, Depression, Disability, Employer and disability, God, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Board Certification, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Court, Courtroom, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Expert Witnesses, Judge, Jury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living with Pain, Managing Pain, Medical Malpractice, Medication, My Unplanned Life, Nerve Monitor, Neurologist, Physical Therapy, self discovery, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury, Testimony, Verdict
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Doctor or Professional Witness?
“I’ve been wounded, jaded, loved and hated,” words from the song, God’s Will, by Martina McBride, kept playing over and over in my mind while we sat in the courtroom listening to the hospital’s expert witness. Borderline retarded. While I … Continue reading
Posted in Court, Depression, Disability, Dr. Liar, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Board Certification, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Courtroom, Cripple, Depression, Doctors, Dr. Liar, Employment Law, Expert Witnesses, Jury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living with Pain, Managing Pain, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Shaking Up Life, spinal cord injury, Testimony, Verdict
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Explanation and Incrimination
Following my day-long testimony, I thought that the variety of feelings I was experiencing would have gone away. I felt as if my emotions had run amuck since I would go from confident to sadness in a moment’s notice. I … Continue reading
Posted in Court, Faith, God, Medical Malpractice, Pain, Self Discovery, Spinal Cord Injury
Tagged Board Certification, Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Court, Courtroom, Cripple, Depression, Expert Witnesses, Falling, Intensive Care Unit, Judge, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Living with Pain, Long Term Disability, My Unplanned Life, Neurologist, self discovery, spinal cord injury, Testimony, Verdict
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