Marilyn Holasek Lloyd, RN, was a psychiatric nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, who went on to work in an obstetrics office and as a patient advocate. She has studied and been a consumer of many types of integrative medicine.
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April 28, 2006
Everything You Need To Know About Colonoscopies
March 10, 2006
A Reminder To Thirty-Somethings: Get A Pap Test
October 22, 2005
Who Is Everyone?
October 17, 2005
One Woman’s Journey With Vitamin D
NEWS COMMENT
August 12, 2004
HIGH-STRESS MEMORIES OF A POWERFUL HURRICANE
June 30, 2005
Chemo Credit
April 28, 2005
Warrior Women
February 11, 2005
The Pills Not Taken
January 14, 2005
Love Your Bladder, Part Two: Diagnosing Bladder Cancer
January 5, 2005
Love Your Fingers
The Dangers of Snow Blowers
November 10, 2004
DO YOU LOVE YOUR BLADDER? (Part One)
August 3, 2004
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN WAITING FOR WORD ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING SURGERY: A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
May 28, 2004
A CASE OF SKIN CANCER: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE TREATMENTS
March 16, 2004
MEDICAL HEXING OR HEALING?
January 25, 2004
A MOTHER'S STORY:THE IMPORTANCE OF WARNING YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT PREVIOUS DRUG REACTIONS
December 12, 2003
WHY I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE RADIATION TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER
October 20, 2003
BAD MEDICINE
The mishandling of pain
June 10, 2003
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CARETAKER IN THE FAMILY BECOMES INCAPACITATED?
This type of situation is loaded with stress for everyone
May 9, 2003
A GIFT TO MOM: HELPING MY OWN CHILDREN MAKE CHANGES FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE
I think my mother would be proud of the changes I’m trying to pass on to her grandchildren
March 31, 2003
FIGHTING FEAR WHEN YOU ARE ILL
When I came home from the hospital after my mastectomies, I had to sleep with the television on because I was so afraid. I thought I was going to die right there in my bedroom….
February 24, 2003
CANCER DECISIONS
Mathematics was always my weakness, and now the most important medical decisions of my life were going to be based on statistics that I was struggling to understand….
January 28, 2003
THANK-YOU DR. HEIMLICH!
The irony of the situation didn’t escape us. This petite woman was a nine-year breast cancer survivor and she almost choked to death on vegetarian food….I had never used the Heimlich Maneuver before….
January 9, 2003
CANCER JOURNEY
My uncle Ed said "no" to everything the oncologists offered. He did not believe the dire prognosis. He had this positive attitude that not even mainstream medicine could shake out of him….
December 21, 2002
A MEDICAL MYSTERY AND A MOTHER’S GIFT OF LIFE
What We Discovered Changed Everything For Me And My Father…
December 5, 2002
THE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO SOUGHT ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CARE TO DEFEAT HER CANCER: Her Conventional Doctor Told Her The Chemo Would Not Help Her Too Much. It Would Be Palliative. So She Said "No." She Wanted To Find A Way To Live
November 18, 2002
MAMMOGRAM MADNESS
Free Car Oil Changes For Women Who Get Tested
November 4, 2002
LAUGHTER MEDICINE
It Can Be The First Step To Recovery
October 21, 2002
MY UNCLE JOE DIED BECAUSE HE WASN’T GIVEN A $25 BLOOD TEST
The Medical Neglect Of A Quiet, Friendly Family Man
October 14, 2002
THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS-MONTH SHAM
A Big Fat "D" Grade For Research -Where Is All The Money Going?
September 26, 2002
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND BREAST CANCER SURGERY DECISIONS
The Life Saved Was My Own
September 9, 2002
THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN : Learning About Medical Standards Of Care
