Caught in the Crossfire: PROMPT vs. PROP
When a group of doctors, public health officials and members of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) submitted a petition to the FDA to restrict…
Medullary Sponge Kidney
Caught in the Crossfire: Florida’s Seniors
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Florida is 19,057,542. Of that number, a whopping 17.6% are 65 or older. That is a…
Caught in the Crossfire: You Don’t Look Sick
Jeanne Hyatt is 56-years old and lives in Florida. On the outside, she looks like any other normal, healthy person. She could be your aunt,…
Caught in the Crossfire: Untold Stories of the War on Drugs
I am a chronic pain patient. As a child, never in my wildest dreams did I envision life leading me down this path. I had…
The Difference Between Addiction and Dependency
I recently read an article featured in the Huffington Post about the growing number of babies born addicted to painkillers because their mothers abused pain…
My Battle with Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease (MSK)
I have a rare, congenital kidney disease called Medullary Sponge Kidney or MSK. Because my kidneys didn’t form correctly, they don’t filter properly and form…