Given the Givens

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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December 2021

Silk scarves, scars, and healing

Recuperating back at home

Dec 21, 2021 • 

Loren Edelson

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Packing my (day) bag for the hospital

Surgery is set for tomorrow

Dec 19, 2021 • 

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 • 

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 • 

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 • 

Loren Edelson

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September 2021

The Autism Question

12 years later

Sep 19, 2021 • 

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 • 

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 • 

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 • 

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 • 

Loren Edelson

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Learning to live with his first love

Musings on our 22nd wedding anniversary

Aug 1, 2021 • 

Loren Edelson

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