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Migraine Relief After Years of Healthcare Headaches
For years, Lexi Livanos lived with the crushing weight of chronic migraines. The pain wasn’t just an occasional inconvenience—it dictated her life. Throbbing headaches, sensitivity to light and sound, and nausea would send her retreating to dark rooms, missing out on work, social events, and everyday activities.
9.3 A Frightening Saga
This week, we talk to Emily Koval, whose harrowing journey through the healthcare system could have been much less frightening with clearer communication at every level.
9.2 28 Hours in ER Limbo
When Miriam Rivkin went to the hospital with a detached retina, they discovered another, more urgent problem. Then, failures in communication and chaos in the ER made a bad situation even more frightening.
9.1 Migraine Relief
When the prescribed therapies to treat Lexi Livanos’ debilitating migraines were no longer effective, her doctors dismissed her concerns. Then, with the help of a nurse advocate and a second opinion, she got her voice and her life back.
Glimmers: Your Secret Mood Boosters
Happy New Year! So many of us head into the new year with resolutions, or maybe themes, that you hope will improve your mood. Eating right, getting more sleep, practicing yoga, exercising more. And those are all good, but have you heard about GLIMMERS? Glimmers are...
Let the Buyer Beware: GLP-1s and Compounding Pharmacies
At this year's Thanksgiving dinner, maybe you noticed that your cousin "looked a little different" or over cocktails, your sister's fiance' told you he had lost 50 pounds since you last saw him on July 4th. It's quite likely that you know someone who's using GLP-1s...
It’s Not Cosmetic!
Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates brought new hope, health, and happiness to a patient who had lived with a severe underbite since birth. For years, she suffered from headaches, digestive problems, and dental issues, but insurance companies denied coverage for...
8.8 New Knee Resolution
In the final episode of Season 8, Patricia Long tells us about the ups and downs of her knee replacement journey and offers advice for those getting ready for the surgery.
Diabetes 1.5: The Plot Twist Your Blood Sugar Never Saw Coming!
During Season Eight of the Lighting Your Way podcast, I've been talking with actual patients about their individual journeys in the healthcare system. Their stories range from Les, the South Jersey patient who had a heart and kidney transplant to Linda, the...
8.7: Better Safe Than Sorry
This week, we chat with 27-year-old Jessi Clarke, who went to the dermatologist to get an itchy mole checked out. It’s a very good thing she did — it was cancerous.
Type 1.5: The Third Type of Diabetes
Type 1.5: The Third Type of Diabetes Even nurses get sick and need help sometimes. When Guardian Nurses Team Lead Andrea Spector, RN, MSN, started having a lot of trouble seeing clearly, she went to the eye doctor. The ophthalmologist told her that there was nothing...
8.6 The Third Type of Diabetes
Guardian Nurses’ Andrea Spector, RN, MSN, is back on the podcast, this time as a patient! She discusses her recent diagnosis of Type 1.5 diabetes, a “new” variety of the disease that has elements of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.