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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…
Loren Edelson
Jan 30
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Silk scarves, scars, and healing
Recuperating back at home
Loren Edelson
Dec 21, 2021
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Packing my (day) bag for the hospital
Surgery is set for tomorrow
Loren Edelson
Dec 19, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Nov 28, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Oct 31, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Oct 4, 2021
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The Autism Question
12 years later
Loren Edelson
Sep 19, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Sep 12, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Sep 5, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Aug 22, 2021
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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…
Loren Edelson
Aug 15, 2021
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Learning to live with his first love
Musings on our 22nd wedding anniversary
Loren Edelson
Aug 1, 2021
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