Article by Rusty Ford

I am a two-time survivor of cancer. Chemotherapy did significant damage to my heart and lungs.* Because of this I have spent a lot of time in the health care system. I have an ology problem. I have more ologists in my life than I know what to do with. I have a Cardiologist, Neurologist, Urologist, Anesthesiologist, Hematologist, Oncologist, Pulmonologist, Rheumatologist and a Nephrologist. My brain is not able to keep up with just one of these. If you have any chronic illness then you understand the dilemma that I have. How does a person keep up with all of this? The simple answer is by keeping a medical journal. It does not matter if you have one doctor in your life or like me a dozen, keeping a medical journal will not only help you manage your health care but it will improve the quality of the care you get as well.