Anyone who is actively paying attention. From January 2017: Over the last year and a half, this man successfuly hijacked a pominant political party, discredited its established leaders, and created an environment ripe for the beginnings of an American dictatorship. Last night, listening to Donald Trump’s acceptance speech, I could…

Fired Because of Cancer By: Erin Havel If you clicked on the title thinking, “Employers cannot fire employees due to illness, we have laws in place to protect people in our society” — half of your thought is correct. We do have laws meant to protect the vulnerable people in…

by: Erin Havel Happy Rare Disease Day everyone! Today is the rare occasion when rare diseases actually find a little attention. It is not lost on me that this year the date falls on the 29th of February. …

by Erin Havel Say them with me: Cervical, Ovarian, Uterine, Vaginal, Vulvar. These are not shameful terms, and they are not cancers we can ignore due to discomfort. Let’s women-up and take back our health by educating ourselves instead of burying our heads in the sand. By now you’ve probably…

By: Erin Havel Becoming disabled is painful. It is an upsetting truth to not be able to do all the things you once took for granted. Thankfully our society offers safety nets like short term and long term disability through private policies, and Social Security Disability. However, these policies are…

by: Erin Havel In recent weeks, I’ve been watching The Left begin to criticize eachother for their choice of candidate. Please stop doing that. You are not in the same position as the Republicans are with this election cycle. …

by: Erin Havel Nine years ago my family went on a vacation to Disney World. I hadn’t visited Mickey Mouse since I was a kid so I was really excited to check out the changes to the park and see all the sites from an adult perspective. …

by: Erin Havel “Your co-pay for this month is $2,986.00. Would you like to use your credit card?” The customer service rep at Accredo Specialty Pharmacy asked the question as casually as if she were asking if I wanted fries with a burger. I’m guessing her nonchalant attitude is because…

by: Erin Havel Today, I saw yet another article about someone who successfully faked having cancer. She apparently raised a ton of money for her medical costs, and survivorship. Then, eight years in, it turns out she was lying. The timing and location of this particular faker is especially difficult…