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  • NEED A TIMEOUT DURING HOLIDAY SOCIALIZING
    For numerous reasons, including the requirement for a lot of social engagement, holidays can be difficult for people with cognitive impairments.
  • CHANGES TO MEDICARE IN 2024
    The changes to Medicare in 2024 include adjustments to premiums, deductibles, and coverage.
  • World Encephalitis Day is a special day for me
    7 years ago, I didn’t know what Autoimmune Encephalitis was until I “woke up” in the Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after being misdiagnosed by two different doctors at two different hospitals and almost being committed to the nursing home to “live out the rest of my life comfortably.”
  • World Encephalitis Day 2023
    World Encephalitis Day is a day to promote early detection, treatment, and support for those impacted by this condition, which can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and autoimmune disorders.
  • STOP DRINKING ALCOHOL !!!
    NAFLD is the most common liver disease in the world today. It can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, which are often fatal if left untreated.
  • Yea, who is going to take care of us
    It is never too late to get your retirement on track. It just will take a more profound and more strict commitment to it as the years pass.
  • Today is World Encephalitis Day !!
    World Encephalitis Day is a day that has special meaning to me and many others touched by encephalitis and more specifically autoimmune encephalitis in my case.
  • It’s Mental Health Month…
    Mental health is about our emotional, psychological, and social well being, but also determines how we handle stress, relate with others, and our decision making. If we experience issues with our mental health, it will affect our cognitive abilities, thinking, moods, and more so one’s behavior.
  • Are We Really Making Progress?
    We are all very familiar with doctor visits. I have been to more in the past 5 years than I Read More …
  • Trauma, But Make It Funny – Episode 10: Jake and the Morgue
    Friends and family influence how we are as a person. Even though similar, there is a difference, but in some Read More …
  • Trauma, But Make It Funny – Episode 9: Megan and the Terrible Freshman Year
    Another great episode from the Trauma But Make It Funny podcast host Brianna. This episode touches on some very serious Read More …
  • Proud And Stubborn
    we may have been strong and fiercely independent…never asking for help but always offering..usually to those as stubborn as we Read More …
  • Now the Awkwardness Of Interactions
    a lot of people find it extremely awkward interacting with friends and loved ones that have an illness.  it is not Read More …
  • Trauma, But Make It Funny – Episode 2: Max and the Shadow
    Trauma is something we all know. It comes in different shapes and sizes. We have either experienced it or know Read More …
  • Trauma, But Make It Funny – Episode 1: Jess and the Garbage Teacher, Garbage Doctor
    Crohn’s and Colitis are autoimmune illnesses.  Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation in the Read More …
  • Robocallers and your AE Brain
    Criminals are always trying new ways to steal money from people. The elderly and disabled are usually the most common victim. Robocallers, telemarketers, and other dubious methods have been utilizing a device 99% of people have, their cell phone.

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