Summer – Not a Cure-All, But… It’s interesting that not just in substance abuse offices but in health offices generally the numbers of calls and visitors drop significantly come Memorial Day. As an old Alaskan the reasons are readily apparent – in the winter, oppressed by cold and dark – there isn’t much to [...]

Happy Holidays! Sometimes, in the midst of our own difficulties, it is hard to remember that while there is much in life we can’t control, there is also much we can. Example? It’s been a difficult year medically with the problems continuing for another year. Last July started the surgical clock on my right [...]