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		<title>&#8220;Give Us Our Damned Data&#8221; Causes the First Meltdown in Awhile</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/31/give-us-our-damned-data-causes-the-first-meltdown-in-awhile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dave DeBronkart Give Us Our Damned Data]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regina Holliday and Dr. Ted Eytan Photo compliments of R2DC on Flickr Regina Holliday&#8217;s husband, Fred, age 39, died of cancer in June 2009 leaving his wife, and his two young, beautiful children behind.  During their journey through the healthcare system to try to get Fred the help he needed, too many hurdles were put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conspiracy Theorists and Flu Vaccines &#8211; Pick Another Battle Please</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/01/07/conspiracy-theorists-and-flu-vaccines-pick-another-battle-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I posted a flu vaccine commentary and poll after listening to Dr. Dean Edell on the radio. He was talking about people who refuse to get vaccinated. He made the comment that vaccines have been proven effective for decades, and he&#8217;s tired of trying to defend them. That if people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom &#8211; Free of Her Alzheimer&#8217;s Prison</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/11/15/mom-free-of-her-alzheimers-prison/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/11/15/mom-free-of-her-alzheimers-prison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother, Betty Louise (Stetson) Torrey, died this week.  I&#8217;m sad, mourning our loss, and grieving, of course. But I also rejoice!  Because more than a decade of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease had ravaged her brain, and her body, and she was not Mom for many, too many years.  She is now free of that prison. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry Oprah. Signing Jenny McCarthy? You&#8217;ve Lost This Fan</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/05/29/sorry-oprah-signing-jenny-mccarthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always admired Oprah.  To me she has been the perfect example of the American dream, while retaining her moral compass and behaving ethically.  Until recently, she managed to make her billions by keeping the best interests of her audiences at heart. She had my admiration and my respect. But no more. Keep in mind, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu &#8211; But What About Bacon and Eggs?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/04/25/swine-flu-but-what-about-bacon-and-eggs/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/04/25/swine-flu-but-what-about-bacon-and-eggs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Note:  Swine Flu FAQs updated daily Plus:  Should We Be Afraid of Swine Flu? While the professionals provide us with statistics about Mexico, Texas, California or other places where patients have contracted swine flu, I actually find I have different questions all together: I don&#8217;t live in Mexico. Am I at risk for getting swine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Doctor&#8217;s God Complex, a Life Nearly Lost</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/27/a-doctors-god-complex-a-life-nearly-lost/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/27/a-doctors-god-complex-a-life-nearly-lost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend and colleague, Franny, shared her story with me and caused my jaw to drop. Then, I realized it didn&#8217;t really surprise me at all. Having suffered months and months of treatment for his brain cancer, Asa&#8217;s life was almost lost due to the arrogance of the resident who was in charge of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Infection Warnings &#8211; Tools to Prevent Germy Spread</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/13/more-infection-warnings-tools-to-prevent-their-spread/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/13/more-infection-warnings-tools-to-prevent-their-spread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betsy McCaughey, director of RID (Reduce Hospital Deaths) reminds us in her latest Wall Street Journal article that those hospital germs, the ones that cause death and debilitation, are everywhere. In her most recent article, she points to doctors&#8217; and nurses&#8217; scrubs, coats, ties &#8212; their clothing.  MRSA, C.Diff. and other infectious pathogens cling to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An End Of the Year Revisit &#8212; SPTCL and Misdiagnosis</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/29/an-end-of-the-year-revisit-sptcl-and-misdiagnosis/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/12/29/an-end-of-the-year-revisit-sptcl-and-misdiagnosis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read this blog for awhile, then you know 2008 was the year of SPTCL misdiagnoses. SPTCL, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, was the rare and deadly lymphoma that kick-started my work as Every Patient&#8217;s Advocate.  I was told I had it.  In fact, I was told by two labs and an oncologist that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Robber Barons &#8212; Killing Americans?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/10/07/wall-street-robber-barons-killing-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/10/07/wall-street-robber-barons-killing-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The incredible anger of all Americans at those greedy S.O.B.s who have been running the banks and investment houses that are already robbing Americans of their hard earned money, will ramp up further at this revelation: As you may know, the number of uninsured Americans is typically quoted at 47 million. We learned that last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Was Misdiagnosed with SPTCL, Too</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/09/11/daniel-was-misdiagnosed-with-sptcl-too/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/09/11/daniel-was-misdiagnosed-with-sptcl-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve posted.  In that time I&#8217;ve been the Gramma-sitter for my two little grandsons while their new baby sister arrived (welcome Kyla Shay!), buried my ex-husband&#8217;s cremains (he died last April), spoken to two groups of patients, recorded two radio shows and finished my book proposal. Enough excuses, you say! But [...]]]></description>
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