Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

As I write this, I am exhausted! Week before last, just when I thought everything was in place for my daughter’s healthcare going forward, I learned that it was not. That checklist I put together to help others was incomplete….

A few months ago, my seminary friend, Pam, introduced me to Diana Butler Bass. Diana has a doctorate in religious studies and is an author of numerous books and a sought-after speaker.  I subscribed to her newsletter. She occasionally sends…

Back to Wednesday, October 3 Once I understood Nicole’s eligibility for Medicare Dual Advantage plans … the vision, dental, and over-the-counter benefits involved … the benefits she lost when moving into Assisted Living … and that Medicaid would pick up…

Wednesday Afternoon Frustrations The thought of changing Respiratory Equipment Providers continued to weigh on me. Even though I dreaded making more phone calls to doctor’s offices … having to deal with automated messages again, I decided to give it a…

Wednesday Morning Bright & Early I awakened VERY early with all this weighing on me. I called promptly at 7 am when the Medicaid office opened. That means shorter wait times and less stressed customer service reps.  What a shock….

This is a very long saga. Friends suggested I write it all out because it could be helpful to others. And so, I’m going to post in sections.   Monday afternoon, October 3 — The Journey Begins My journey to…

What Was I Thinking? In my last post, I wrote: His (Bryan Stevenson’s) next statements were an awakening as I saw the parallels for women’s concerns: “We don’t realize that we are in the very early days of a post-apartheid/post-genocide era in…

On Tuesday, August 23, I received this email from the League of Women’s Voters: August 26, otherwise known as Women’s Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the right to vote. Yet in…

A couple of weeks ago I joined some members of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters for a presentation sponsored by the Diversity Office of Sinclair Community College. We listened to a conversation between Jon Stewart and…

“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. … Caregiving is hard, even on the good days…