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The Power of One
My blog today starts with a personal story. My grandmother, lovingly known to me as “Oma,” has dementia. She moved to live with my aunt and her family on a small island off the coast of Venezuela called Margarita over … Continue reading
Abuse and Fibroids – A Direct Link?
In addition to my work with Fibroid Relief, I serve as the chair of the local domestic violence shelter and awareness organization in my community. I was particularly motivated by an article published this week by researchers from Boston University … Continue reading
Relief! Heard ‘Round The World
Each month, I become increasingly excited to see the growing number of women who have joined in on Fibroid Relief conversations from all over the world. We have a large population of uterine fibroid sufferers from the United States, the … Continue reading
Tina as a Patient – Lessons Learned
Earlier this month, I took the leap and decided to have elective surgery to repair an incisional hernia caused by an old c-section scar. I could have ignored the irritating, burning pain for a while longer. My life is crazy … Continue reading
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Sister, can you spare a gene (or two)?
Each day I answer a call or email from a uterine fibroid patient, it is a very personal experience for me. Over a decade ago, my mother avoided having a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids. Many of the conversations I … Continue reading
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Finding Hope in San Francisco
I just returned from the ACOG Annual Meeting in San Francisco (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists). Imagine spending three days in an exhibit hall filled with every product and gadget your gynecologist could ever want or need. I’ll leave … Continue reading
Doctor, can you hear me?
Greetings from California! I’m in Los Angeles, working with our friends at UCLA on plans for our Fibroid Relief At Last! event which will take place in late April. We have a fantastic panel lined up that will discuss all treatment … Continue reading
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A Small Drop in the (Research Funding) Bucket
As a new member of the Fibroid Relief team, I just read an article that announced that The National Institutes of Health (NIH) committed approximately $40 million research dollars in 2009 to comparative effectiveness research involving medical devices. Continue reading
