Keeping Busy
Posted December 8th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
I enjoy baking. It takes my mind off of the more stressful things in my life. At one point one of those things was cancer. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the end of 2000. Two years later I had gotten into remission and relapsed twice. Things were looking pretty grim and I had […]
Where Are the Adults in the Room?
Posted November 20th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
I saw a show on magic on TV last night. One point that was covered was the misunderstanding of misdirection. It’s thought that magicians get away with their tricks by misdirecting the audience’s attention to one thing while they do something else. The reality is they focus the audience’s attention on one thing and our […]
Giver of Care
Posted November 19th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
Every cancer patient ideally should have a care giver. One who can look after the person, get him or her to appointments and help them with their physical and emotional needs. Not everyone is so lucky. Through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society I volunteer to speak to people dealing with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, something I had […]
You Might Be Better Off Eating Dirt
Posted October 20th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
If you want to start a business selling herbal or dietary supplements there’s nothing to stop you. Make whatever claims you want, include any promises you see fit, there are virtually no regulations on this industry. Want to claim it cures or prevents cancer? Go for it! Promise it will cleanse your body of chemotherapy? […]
Wellness Programs: A $6 Billion Sham?
Posted March 12th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
A “wellness program” is a program by an employer often sold as a way to make employees healthier by offering them incentives to lose weight or stop destructive habits like smoking.
The Bird in the Wall
Posted March 10th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
We’re trying to find solutions to problems that don’t exist, because we don’t step back, look at the facts objectively and make rational decisions. Misdiagnosed of cancer.
Claiming to Do Their Utmost for Patients, Hospitals May Be Ignoring Work Related Injuries to Their Staff
Posted February 25th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
How do hospitals care for their caregivers, like nurses, nurses aides and others? Maybe not as well as they should. Are they ignoring work related injuries?
Courage or Desperation?
Posted February 23rd, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
Discussions about advanced directives and planning for end of life care are necessary and may help make decisions easier in the end.
Working and Cancer
Posted February 5th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
Working means a lot to us. As important as is working is, living is even more important. Mixing working and cancer treatment can be difficult.
Hand Washing Saves Patients’ Lives
Posted January 20th, 2015
Rodney Warner, JD
Medical Professionals Have Known for Over 150 Years Hand Washing Saves Patients’ Lives: Why are Unwashed Hands Still Killing Thousands of American Hospital Patients Every Year?