Tip # 713 - 7, 11 . . . . . . . or, 12?

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Best Bud’ had another health episode this week. I say another because he’s dodged one bullet after another fighting cancer for over a decade.

Tough as nails!

This time it was a bad case of the chills (well actually, rigors) that sent him to UC, where they ran a few tests and prepped him to go home.

Turns out he was flirting with sepsis, the result of an abscessed gall bladder. Without the intervention of an advocate - who sent him to another hospital for surgery - he’d be dead.

Anecdotally, we hear too often of botched care at UC/ER facilities. 

Think about being alone in that situation, totally at the mercy of whoever is on call.

A trip to the ER shouldn’t be a game of Craps.

On several occasions, I’ve written about REHEARSING for this kind of event. Do you have a family member or friend who will speak up for you when things don’t seem right?

Me? I have the cell phone number of my Concierge Doctor, who hopefully will jump in if needed.

And my Bud? His daughter is an experienced RN. Her husband, a gifted surgeon!!

Thank God.

Now, what about YOU?

Tips will return April 12^th. Happy Easter.