Days of Purpose: Michael’s Medical Story
Bridges
Will Film for Food videographer, Thomas Kivett Cook, took interest in Mike's medical story. He interviewed me late last fall, and then went through hours of footage to decide what portion of the story to tell. When Dr. Douglas Drossman agreed to enter the...
May All of My Questions Lead to Conversations
I posted this on Facebook this morning after reading an email from an attorney, declining Michael's case. My reaction is raw and real, but it is not void of hope. [I explain a timeframe correction below...] Resilient. I love that word. Mike used to tell me, "Ami, you...
An Antibiotic Times A Thousand?
Not at all liking what I'm reading. The careless dismissal and overuse of what is CURRENTLY available has already left countless sufferers in its wake. I see an article like this and think, "Sheesh! What will happen when THESE are released and used recklessly too?"...
Michael’s Medical: Part 3.1, The Standard
[This featured image was shot in January when Mike's medical records arrived at the door. I even went to the library to check out "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Medical Terminology," but then I never had to open it, because I had an army of willing friends that are...
Michael’s Medical: Part 3, Humanity
Today, I am going to begin to touch on these three (3) matters [I call them "matters," because... they DO!]: Humanity/The Current Standard/Medication Toxicity HUMANITY Since the days immediately following Mike's RISING [I need to stop using the word "passing" when I...
Michael’s Medical: Part 2, Details Matter
Yesterday, just before hitting "post," I had to push fear to the side. I don't know if I realize how bold I am being to share all of this. But I DO know a few things: 1) I am not a liar 2) I am not out to hurt and to hate, but to help and to heal 3) when I am not...
Michael’s Medical Timeline: Part 1, the Video
This video is hard to watch. It was hard to put together. To shrink a story that can take nearly three hours to tell into a concise ten minutes was a challenge. Therefore, I will begin an open narrative through this site, in the hopes to save someone else from the...
