Flee to Mexico for alternative treatments
If you’ve seen the Michael Moore documentary “Sicko,” you’ve seen a vision of an American healthcare system in crisis. Dominated by bureaucracy, people die waiting for approval of life-saving surgeries. I’m reminded of Sean Hannity, foaming at the mouth over the prospect of socialized medicine: [...]
Survive and pay, designate 123-45-6789
Why is it that the legal system and religious right insist upon keeping people alive? When people wish to exercise their right to die, when those with dangerous illnesses wish to turn away from court orders for high-impact treatment, why can’t they?
In the matter of the [...]
Court orders chemo for 13-year-old Daniel Hauser
Earlier today, I wrote about what’s happening in Minnesota with Daniel Hauser. The 13-year-old boy is afflicted with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which is considered to be a highly treatable form of cancer. Daniel’s doctor strongly recommended chemotherapy for the child, predicting there would be a [...]
He’s a Nemenhah Band medicine man
Several members of my family have died as a result of cancer. Most of the deaths occurred when I was very young, so my family shielded me from some of the heartache. I knew it was something horrible, something that tore at the fabric of [...]