My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘Michelle’s Law’

Submit Your Story: Diagnosis…please?

The following story was submitted by a reader:

In June, I was rushed to the emergency room with bilateral abdominal pain. I spent twenty-two hours in the ER and there was told I had a malignant mass, gastroenteritis, Crohn’s disease, an ovarian torsion, or most unlikely, appendicitis. Following two inconclusive CAT scans and a sonogram, I [...]

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Michelle’s Law guarantees full-time students medical leave

We’ve talked about maintaining health insurance after graduating college, but what about those who are in college  and get sick? Healthcare coverage through a parent’s plan usually  dictates that the student must attend class full-time. If the he or she is too sick to attend, guess what, they are no longer a full-time student. So [...]

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