Searching for a Photo of a Gynecologist. Yikes! X-Rated Content!

As I make YouTube videos, I often look for images to place in my films to help the viewer understand things I am talking about. For an upcoming video, I thought I would place a photo of a gynecologist in my video. However, when I did an internet search, it yielded more than I anticipated. 

There were lots of photos with women in stirrups and a doctor examining their underparts. I try to keep my videos at a rating of G, meaning is is safe for EVERYONE to watch. These images did not show anything since the woman’s undercarriage was facing away from the camera, but they presented an idea which was too risqué for me.

I found a photo of a female doctor talking to a female patient. That seemed like a safe picture to show. Perhaps my mind is too old fashioned. I would never have thought showing woman with their legs spread apart would be allowed except on X-rated websites. I need to be more careful in the future on the words I use when searching for images.

Medical Bills: Will they ever stop?

Since becoming severely sick in 2009, I have had the “fun” of dealing with countless medical facilities and their billing departments. Over and over again, claims are not submitted properly. Wrong insurance companies have been billed or my personal information is incorrect. I have spent hours and hours on the phone trying to get medical bills sorted out.

Sometimes the bills are deceptive. A clinic will not inform me they do not take my insurance. Only after the visit will I be told, “We do not accept your insurance. Here is your bill.”

Recently, I received a bill from a medical center. They took my insurance, but they knew the medical appointment was not covered by my insurance policy. They did not feel the need to disclose this information to me. The clinic did not care I could not afford the visit. Moreover, I would not have had the appointment if I knew it was not going to be covered by my insurance. The medical center had an arrogant attitude regarding my bill. They were going to be paid, even if that meant leaving me bankrupt. As the woman in the billing department said, “Pay this bill or we will send it to collections.” The power the world of medicine has on my finances is mind-blowing.

The Biggest Heart-break. Thank you for being a friend!

It is hard to believe my YouTube channel is almost two years old. I have a hard time imaging what my life was like without the community and support I have from my channel. As I make videos from week to week, I try to answer people’s questions and make content which is useful. I have no barometer of my success.

As the months have rolled by, people have contacted me. Their loved one with a tracheostomy tube passed away. I cannot tell you the gut-wrenching heart-ache I feel when I read this news. Tears often stream down my face. I wish there was something I could do for the grieving family.

Today, I received a message from someone about their mother passing away. She came home in December on hospice with a tracheostomy tube. The family member stated how my videos helped as they learned how to care for a tracheostomy tube.

My mind paused reading these words. My videos helped someone. Wow! I could never have imagined that. I could never have dreamed two years ago that I would have the ability to help families as they go through various medical challenges.

For many years, I asked God why did I not die in 2008 when a massive ovarian cyst ruptured sending me into sepsis with organ failure. Why did God let me live through so many nightmares and medical disasters? My questions to God remained unanswered. And here I am, in overtime as I should have died in 2008, and suddenly my life is bringing aid and assistance to countless people around the world. I feel so humbled and unworthy of such a feat. When I thought my whole world ended the day I had to drop out of medical school, instead, it seems I was just in training. I was gathering and gaining knowledge to launch a new chapter of my life.

To all those who have passed away and their families, thank you for allowing me to be your friend. It has meant the world to me.