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  • Health Care: Who's Stalling, Who's Making Preemptive Strikes, Who's Paying the Price
    The federal government may be having a hard time passing health care reform, but states aren’t wasting any time with efforts to block its effects. While President Obama takes health care reform back on the road again and Health and Human Servic... […]
  • Longing for Liberation
    If you are steadily losing your ability to walk... to move... to remain independent... your tolerance for extended debate and controversy over a possible treatment, if not a cure, is put to the test. In this case, debate centers around “Liberat... […]
  • Reconciliation: What Does It Really Mean Anyway?
    Reconciliation can sound like a dirty word, depending upon who is doing the speaking, but the process is nothing new and is certainly not out of the bounds of normal politics. Introduced in 1974, the process of reconciliation is used when Congress is... […]

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  • Ann's Weekly Ruminations 3/5/10
    It began with a seemingly benign but persistent tingly feeling... […]

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  • Diagnosis, Denial, Due Diligence
    So you’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Now what? Denial. My own lasted only a few brief moments. The odyssey to diagnosis was a difficult one, and I quickly embraced the sweet relief of finally having an answer. But then it hit me — I have MS. I have MS. I have MS. Me. MS! There [...] […]
  • Diagnosis: How to Handle the Beast
    Multiple sclerosis. Is that the disease that puts you in a wheelchair or leads to a nursing home? Montel Williams… Richard Pryor… Annette Funicello… all names associated with MS, and isn’t there a mountain climber or two that have it? Confused? You are not alone. That’s why the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation recognizes March as National MS [...] […]
  • Accessible Design Makes Good Business Sense
    Business owners take note. Discretionary spending to the tune of $175 billion is at stake. People with disabilities enjoy going out and socializing with their friends and family… and they spend money. If they cannot enter your establishment without a great deal of difficulty, they will patronize your competitor. If you are under the impression that [...] […]

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