Page 4 - Big Pharma and the Constant Gardener

not effective, but they also cause a faster rate of cognitive decline.

Findings regarding both opioids and Alzheimer’s medications are

significant to me, because the findings validate the experiences

of my very personal healthcare narrative, one that was formed as

a result of the lives of the people closest to me being deeply
affected by the intrinsic failures of our current healthcare model.

Interwoven into the anecdotal timeline that follows are some
of the important events in the lives of people I have loved and lost

that serve as reminders of the way our culture cares for our

elders and for women – typically, the caregivers in our culture.
Both groups have captivated my attention during the past three

decades in a way in which I have been unable to look away or deny.

My personal journey is the journey of a witness. The impact of
inadequate or negligent healthcare delivered by impersonal

providers in a dysfunctional system can be devastating.

This is what compels me to finally write about ways of caring for

the vulnerable, invisible, and disenfranchised which must include

ways that truly see, nourish, support, and heal the human being.