Month: July 2009

Democrats Ignoring Long-Term Care, Activists Respond. LET MY PEOPLE GO!

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44 years ago, Congress passed several historic amendments to the Social Security Act, the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Back then, there were no home ventilators, there were few medications for managing disease, there were no home Hoyer lifts, and Congress couldn’t imagine the elderly and disabled living at home successfully and independently. The technology and … Continue reading “Democrats Ignoring Long-Term Care, Activists Respond. LET MY PEOPLE GO!”

The ADA Turns 19. Are Businesses Listening?

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There is, deservedly, much talk this ADA anniversary of the broken promise that the ADA guarantees people can live in “the most integrated setting” and how Obama just signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) while continuing to ignore long-term care (and the CRPD’s article on community choice). But what … Continue reading “The ADA Turns 19. Are Businesses Listening?”

Michael Jackson Dance Tribute, Herald Sq. Subway Station

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In NYC’s Herald Sq. Subway Station, a group of subway performers in “King of Pop” t-shirts dance to “Can You Feel It” and “Billie Jean” in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Feat. The Fabulous Dancing Baby and a Random Eastern European kid. For those of us who were kids in the 80s, Michael Jackson … Continue reading “Michael Jackson Dance Tribute, Herald Sq. Subway Station”

Opioid-Acetaminophen Combination Painkillers. Easier to Get, Also Easier to Destroy Your Liver

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I’m on Tylenol 3 with codeine. I’ve used it daily since the horrifyingly botched L-rods surgery in 1991 left me in serious pain. I try not to complain, and keep taking the codeine on my schedule to keep the persistent metal-on-bone pain under control. I’ve been reluctant to go to heavier narcotics, and when they … Continue reading “Opioid-Acetaminophen Combination Painkillers. Easier to Get, Also Easier to Destroy Your Liver”

Beware of “Evergreening”: The Pharmaceutical Scam That Could Cost Your Family Thousands

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Last Friday, I was on the Medicare Part D(rugs) web site (which itself is possibly a conspiracy to break the spirit of the elderly and disabled, and make us give up on life) tabulating my medications and their costs. While crunching the numbers, I found that (as Mom had faced when I was living at … Continue reading “Beware of “Evergreening”: The Pharmaceutical Scam That Could Cost Your Family Thousands”

In-Depth Nick Analysis: Who Are The Basij? The Group That Stopped A New Iranian Revolution

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If you’re like me, you’ve been closely following reports of the attempts at “soft overthrow” by “Green Revolution” protesters clogging the streets in Iran (properly pronounced E-ron, though I admit even I mangle it frequently). Twitter, bloggers (Nico Pitney blogging at HuffPo, Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic) and various print news web sites (TIME, Reuters) … Continue reading “In-Depth Nick Analysis: Who Are The Basij? The Group That Stopped A New Iranian Revolution”

The First Video Blog Series From Inside An Institution In History

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A thank you for watching the video blogs I’ve made, as far as we can tell the first vlogs recorded within the walls of an institution (against hospital policy, obviously). Ninth “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: Too Many Setbacks To Count My videos keep getting more elaborate. This one, about all the setbacks I’ve had, features … Continue reading “The First Video Blog Series From Inside An Institution In History”