burden – NOT YOUR DOC

Too many people, governments, cultures, and societies do not clearly state that there is an expected, and acceptable, level of financial loss, expanding socioeconomic and health disparities, emotional harm, societal instability, personal disability, or even death as consequences of certain decisions or actions.

Charles Tadros, M.D. April 23, 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OWN HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE, HOW “FOOLISH” ARE WE ALLOWED TO BE?

Apple’s Steve Jobs, during his bout with islet cell tumor (or gasteroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor [GEP-NET]), despite his intelligence and his access to the best advice and care anywhere in the world, made poor choices (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924574/#__ffn_sectitle) which shortened his life. As with Jobs, we have the right to irreversibly screw up our lives. This is oneContinue reading “WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OWN HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE, HOW “FOOLISH” ARE WE ALLOWED TO BE?”

ISOLATION

A recurring theme, which does not seem to be segregated by age or experience, is that when we have significant difficulties in our lives, we somehow feel that we have to shoulder these burdens by ourselves. We do not. Charles Tadros M.D. March 30, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri