Here is a little quiz: How much money did the Elwy family pay in out-of-pocket health care costs in 2011? a) $5,000; b) $21,000 or c) nothing. I’m not telling….yet! The media is viral with coverage of the many case filings at the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). […]
Tagged: Health
Voracious Reader Ben
March 23, 2012 at 11:32 am
Ben no longer has any good books to read. This is what he told me this morning. Zero Hour, the latest in the H.I.V.E series by Mark Walden, automatically downloaded to his Kindle this past Tuesday morning, is now finished. He said, “I might have to start reading A Children’s History of England”–referring to a […]
What is Implementation Science?
March 20, 2012 at 2:16 am
Cherry blossoms, frizzy hair, and a truly accessible Metro. Where am I? In Washington, DC, of course (you knew at the cherry blossoms!), attending the 5th annual NIH Science of Dissemination and Implementation Conference. When Lucy was nearly 2, she and I traveled from London to visit my brother who was then working as a […]
Therapeutic Riding Rules
March 17, 2012 at 6:41 pm
For much of the past six years, Ben has paid weekly visits to friends Blue, Rags, Bay, Snoopy and Terry each Saturday morning–and today was no exception. Terry is the Co-Founder and Director of Therapeutic Riding at BiNA Farm. The rest? Horses. When Ben was 4, I realized he needed more than one physical or […]
Children’s Hospital Boston Listens!
March 13, 2012 at 11:37 pm
I love it when I feel heard. Not just head-nodding or pretend listening, but the kind of listening that leads to action. Children’s Hospital Boston has really heard me. Today, Ben, my husband Sherin and I attended one of Ben’s many orthopedic appointments. Ben sees orthopedic specialists for his hips, knees, wrists/elbows, spine and also […]
