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Reflections on surgery
Over this past month, I’ve been reflecting on the lessons from my surgery. Some of them I knew; others came as a surprise: I mean, I had never…
Jan 30, 2022
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Loren Edelson
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December 2021
Silk scarves, scars, and healing
Recuperating back at home
Dec 21, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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Packing my (day) bag for the hospital
Surgery is set for tomorrow
Dec 19, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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November 2021
Moving through a new diagnosis
Receiving a medical diagnosis can often come as a relief. All those niggling signs and symptoms are finally explained by a few words and, if we’re…
Nov 28, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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October 2021
Can we cancel candy on Halloween?
Can we cancel candy on Halloween? I’m well aware that this post will make me unpopular, perhaps with you and most certainly with your kids, but, really…
Oct 31, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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Preventing the winter blues
Can you feel the change in the morning light? Now that the autumnal equinox has passed, there is officially more darkness than daylight. Even though…
Oct 4, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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September 2021
The Autism Question
12 years later
Sep 19, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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The story behind my NY Times letter
Did you see it? My letter that ran in Thursday’s New York Times? Yes, it was easy to miss. You can read it here, in which I’m responding to an article…
Sep 12, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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Wishing you a sweet (but not refined sugary) New Year!
The food that many of us associate most closely with Rosh Hashanah are apples dipped in honey. My daughters will try their darndest to eat apples dipped…
Sep 5, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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August 2021
The Gokhale method is a “non-negotiable”
What are the non-negotiable items in your life? Specifically, what is non-negotiable because your health and well-being depend on it? This is different…
Aug 22, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in 2019 anymore
If there’s one play that brings me back to my earliest memory of contracting an infectious disease, it’s The Wizard of Oz. When I was 8 years old, I was…
Aug 15, 2021
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Learning to live with his first love
Musings on our 22nd wedding anniversary
Aug 1, 2021
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Loren Edelson
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