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Two years ago today…An Update

July 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Two years ago today I was sitting in the Stanford Hospital waiting room worried that my husband might not make it through brain surgery. Since July 13, 2007 Travis has had too many medical appointments to count. He has been on too much medication, especially pain medication. He has been on Oxycontin, Duragesic pain patches, [...]

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Marine’s Cancer Misdiagnosed

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I found this story online and it breaks my heart.  I strongly disagree with the fact that there is a law that prevents any sort of medical malpractice lawsuits againts the military.  I know that life is not fair but these two cases are unexceptable to me.  The fact that both of these young men [...]

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Tags: Marine · cancer · misdiagnosed · sad story