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Fixing The System: Accurate and Accessible Info About Doctors

  • Posted on May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
  • by compendiary

Fixing the System is a new series, in which I describe big and small “asks” — things that would improve my ability to access the medical care I need. However. These may seem strange to someone who has had a…

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Medical Mayhem: Schrodinger’s Zebra

  • Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
  • by compendiary

When is a diagnosis not a diagnosis? When there is a mass medical backlash against the diagnosing of a syndrome or disease. Rare disease and undiagnosed patients often face an unfortunate pattern of events that is created not only by…

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Medical Mahem: Neuro-Ophthalmology Edition

  • Posted on March 22, 2026April 16, 2026
  • by compendiary

I recently vented in a rant that I had had the worst doctor-encounter since 2014, and I need to walk that back a bit. With a bit of space I realize that while it was at least top 10, it…

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Summer of Shakespeare: Twelfth Night

  • Posted on June 1, 2023April 16, 2026
  • by compendiary

In an impulsive and arbitrary decision, I have declared this season of 2023 to be the ‘Summer of Shakespeare’. Meaning: I will watch/listen to/read about a different play each week, until I run out of steam. No pressure to analyze…

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An Early Fall Life-List

  • Posted on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022
  • by compendiary

A List of goals, opportunities, and other odds and ends for the end of August through September. Point of View: compiled by a single female with a chronic illness. Some days, I would be able to any one or two…

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Friday Five: The Space Archive

  • Posted on May 27, 2022May 21, 2022
  • by compendiary

Five images from the Internet Archive 1. Apollo 14 Launch January 31, 1971 Kennedy Space Center 2. Ed White First American Spacewalk June 3, 1965 First American Spacewalk 3. John Young Lunar Landing EVA John Young during an EVA for…

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Friday Five: Music

  • Posted on May 21, 2022May 17, 2022
  • by compendiary

1. Jordan St. Cyr – Weary Traveler 2. Elevation Worship – Graves Into Gardens 3. NeedToBreathe – Carry Me 4. Crowder – All My Hope 5. Brooke Ligertwood, Brandon Lake – Honey In The Rock

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  • Medical Mayhem: Schrodinger’s Zebra
  • Medical Mahem: Neuro-Ophthalmology Edition
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