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Do you feel helpless in the face of "the system?" This show is to help you learn how to take control and steer your way to health. Hear how others have met these challenges and overcome them. Learn how you can do so too. This program is a forum to share your experiences, ask your questions, and learn how to create and manage your health care team. Make the healthcare system work for you!

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Gracelyn Guyol's fear of cancer pushed her to become a self-taught expert on healing without drugs. The former California public relations executive owned a 7-person agency from 1984-1992. After its sale, she moved to New England,... more
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Can pain be a good thing? According to Dr. Joanne Messenger, pain isn't only good – it's an essential tool needed for the road to overall mental and physical health. "Disease and pain are your body's way of telling you what is... more
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Government contractor Sherman Turner thought fighting discrimination in the workplace was his hardest battle - until he suffered a paralyzing stroke, losing most of his memory and his ability to speak. As part of his rehabilitation, his... more
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Kidney disease is skyrocketing, but less than 4% of patients with kidney failure are being transplanted for a more normal life. Kidneys4Lives founders Malcolm Broderick and Ed Broderick believe that the solution is largely societal, not... more
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Missed the Houton meeting? or forgot to ask one more question? Please join Joyce Graff today, and feel free to ask anything about von Hippel-Lindau disease.
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David G. Hallman speaks with Joyce about his new book, August Farewell, his account of the last days spent with his partner of 33 years, Bill Conklin. Bill was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and they chose to spend those last days of... more
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Surgeon, George Washington University Medical Professor and 2009 Humanitarian of the year recipient, Dr. Glenn Geelhoed, MD just returned this year from one of his hundred medical missions to the outreaches of Sudan... more
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Dr. Mohammad Akmal, a respected U.S. dialysis director, and Vasundhara Ramanujan, the mother of a kidney dialysis patient, have collaborated on a book, SHADES OF LIFE, giving us a personal glimpse into the physical, emotional,... more
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Janet Cromer has a good idea of what astronaut Mark Kelly and his wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords have ahead of them, as Giffords recovers from being shot in January. "My husband, Alan, suffered a severe brain injury as the... more
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Joyce speaks with patient advocate and author Trisha Torrey, a nationally recognized writer, speaker and workshop teacher on issues related to patient advocacy, who refers to herself as "every patient's advocate". A former... more
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