5 Things I Wish I Knew at the Start of My TBI Recovery Journey
Kristin suffered a traumatic brain injury after getting struck by a car. She shares five things she wished she’d known at the start of her recovery journey. […]
How Often Should You Leave Your Chair During Computer Work?
The “sitting disease” is real; you should make every effort to avoid this harbinger of ill health when at your computer. […]
Can Autistic People Give Too Much Eye Contact?
It’s well-publicized that autistic people often avoid eye contact or give very little. […]
One Leg Hurts from Hip to Ankle Only when Driving
Does pain in your leg from the hip to the ankle occur while you’re driving? […]
Why It’s NEVER Fatphobic to Exercise at a Gym
To the delusional influencers who call everyone at a gym fatphobic, does this include disabled and elderly patrons for whom exercise has increased their independence and confidence? […]
Trail Running Guidelines for Plus Size Women with No Knee Pain
Overweight women without knee pain can enjoy trail running with these following guidelines. […]
Why Does a Sprained Ankle Crack or Pop During Healing?
The cracking feels good and is not brought on deliberately; it just happens, like maybe when you’re putting on a sock or stretching the foot a little. […]
Why Your Neck Cracks when You Do a Bridge
As you rise into a bridge, your neck cracks or self-adjusts; it feels good; it’s not painful. How does this happen from rising into a bridge? […]
Runner’s Lower Leg Pain Below Knee Was a Missed Cancer
Ann developed excruciating shin pain below her knee while training for a marathon; it was cancer her doctor missed that was visible on an X-ray. […]
Perceived Dysphagia vs. Trouble Swallowing in Esophageal Cancer
What’s the difference between perceived or imagined dysphagia and actual difficulty swallowing from esophageal cancer? […]
Zero Calcium Score but Ejection Fraction of 50%
Can a zero calcium score be a benefit to or help offset the beginning of heart failure if your ejection fraction is 50%? […]
How Low Must Ejection Fraction Be Before It Causes Symptoms?
At what percentage must ejection fraction in chronic heart failure get before you begin having symptoms? Is there a clear cutoff percentage? […]
Five Steps to Help You Live with Chronic Heart Failure
If you have chronic heart failure, you need to implement these five changes that will ease the burden of this disease. […]
Can You Have Mild Heart Failure and Not Know It?
Chronic heart failure comes in four stages including what a layperson might say is mild. […]
How Long Can Chronic Heart Failure Last?
You or someone close has just been diagnosed with chronic heart failure and you’re wondering how long this will last, even with the best treatment. […]
Think You’re Autistic but Are Told You Can’t Possibly Be?
Don’t let the naysayers talk you out of an ASD assessment if you’ve begun suspecting you’re autistic. […]
Can Esophageal Cancer Cause a Loss of Voice?
Though esophageal cancer can cause hoarseness, can it cause an actual loss of voice? […]
Should All Esophageal Cancer Follow-Ups Include Head Scans?
Since esophageal cancer can later show up in the brain, shouldn’t follow-up PET scans include the head? […]
Percentage of Esophageal Cancer Patients with Obesity
How many people with esophageal cancer are obese? […]
Esophageal Cancer Goes to Brain After Successful Treatment?
Why would esophageal cancer spread to the brain a few years after the patient got the “all clear” following treatment? […]
Common Risk Factors in Young Esophageal Cancer Patients
People under 50, even 40, DO get esophageal cancer, including women. […]
Can Esophageal Cancer Cause a Transient Throat Lump Feeling?
Someone who fears esophageal cancer notices on some days there’s what feels like a pill or food stuck in their throat, a lump sensation independent of having just eaten. […]
We’re Autistic; Here’s Why We Like to Watch People
Even though I’ve always felt like they were different from me, I’ve always found satisfaction in watching people go by. […]
Ache Behind One Ear that Comes and Goes: Likely Causes
Do you get an odd pain behind only one ear that seems to come and go without any pattern? […]
Scary Stuff in Health Care: Here’s Whom to Call
Between a sudden illness, an ER visit, a hospital stay, recovery at home, multiple doctor visits and the shocking medical bill, you need a powerful ally. […]
Do You See Autism in an Undiagnosed Loved-One? Speak Up!
Navigating adult life with undiagnosed autism and then learning after the diagnosis that loved-ones suspected it all along can have devastating consequences. […]
Newly Diagnosed Autistic but Now Questioning the Diagnosis?
Do you have autistic imposter syndrome, in that despite your clinical diagnosis you’re now wondering if you really are actually autistic? […]
How to Make Changing a PEG Tube’s Dressing Easier
Changing a PEG tube’s dressing can be awkward, messy and a dread to face every day. A cancer survivor explains how to get through this without all the dread. PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. [...]
Can Esophageal Cancer Symptoms Come on Full Overnight?
Can someone one day be swallowing normally and then next day be unable to because of esophageal cancer? […]
Can Transplant of Donated Esophagus Cure Esophageal Cancer?
Can the transplant of an esophagus from an organ donor cure esophageal cancer? […]
Toxic Diet Culture vs. Toxic Junk Food Culture
Some call the diet industry toxic, but what about the junk food industry that uses slick advertising to brainwash us and rakes in a sh*t-ton more money? […]
Newly Diagnosed with Anal Cancer? Step-by-Step Help by Survivor
First make sure your “hemorrhoid” isn’t really anal cancer. […]
Employee Turnover is Expensive. DEI Helps Especially When Autistics are Hired
For companies struggling with high employee turnover rates, hiring autistic people can help solve this problem. According to Gallup, employee turnover costs businesses $1 trillion and is fixable. In addition to the cost of hiring [...]
Artistic vs. Autistic: What Applies to One Applies to the Other
Here’s a fun, lighthearted article exploring the words “artistic” and “autistic.” […]
The Internet Is a Wonderland for Autistic Special Interests
If only the Internet had been around at the time of my biggest autistic special interests! […]
Ankle Sprain Prevention Tips for Runners and Walkers
When you least expect it your ankle can “catch” on something and roll out, getting sprained. […]
Dense Breasts + Family History vs BRCA for Breast Cancer Risk
What’s the higher risk of breast cancer when pitted against each other: having both family history and dense breasts, or having only a BRCA mutation? […]
Two Biggest Ways to Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
A woman can make two lifestyle changes that will prominently help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence plus reduce mortality. Many survivors of breast cancer have a recurrence – which can occur many years after [...]
Can Low Body Fat Level Improve Psoriatic Arthritis?
While weight loss in an obese person can improve psoriatic arthritis, what about enough to achieve a low body fat percentage? […]
Adult Autism Diagnosis a Game Changer for Math Tutor
Simon was diagnosed autistic in his late 30s and says this was the best thing that ever happened to him. […]
