There was a time when we had complete faith in our doctors, and did whatever they told us to do.  Right?

Both my parents were completely loyal to their doctors, they never checked around—never got second opinions, never doubted a word they said.  The truth is though, hospitals, doctors, nurses are all really busy, and very tired—they are human, not the super-humans my parents believed them to be.

House isn’t always around….so what do you do when you, or a loved one gets sick?  You need to become your own advocate and best friend, you need to run the show from your bed or bedside, as hard as that is to imagine.

And get this wonderful book by Martine Ehrenclou….it gives questions to ask, terms to know, and pages to take notes.  It’s like a super journal that guides you through the medical jungle.  I wish I had it when my parents got sick—it could have condensed the learning curve by a mile.  And it is an EASY guide to follow.  Highly recommended!