I have been quiet this summer. Barely blogging 2-3 times per month.

The reasons are two-fold:

1. I am stuck in an awful and all-encompassing lawsuit, against one of the most evil corporations on the planet–CitiMortgage, Inc.

2. I am dealing with some health issues, that have happened due to the stress from 1 above, and from bad eating. I may know what to do, but sometimes I have trouble doing it. I am an emotional eater, and that may be my downfall eventually (but not today, thank goodness!)

Today I am exuberant, for two reasons also! The first is that it is a summer Saturday, and I am with my family, and the second is that I am finally healing from my two main health problems (again two!!), which are lower back pain, and a blocked right ear.

The title of this post comes from the fact that modern medicine, western medicine is what has really gotten me over the hump. I am grateful to the two (oy vey!) Chinese doctors that treated me over the past few weeks, with acupuncture, blood-letting, electrical stimulation, and massage. I am also grateful to the chiropractor, who did her best, with adjustments, stretching, and ice. I also thank my eating guru, whose advice will clearly help me in many ways.

These experts said I had problems with my liver, my heart, my kidney, my upper back, a slipped disc in my lower back, and a virus. But none (alone) solved the problem.

Who did? The fix came from: (you guessed it, two sources)

1. the Metrowest Medical Center E.R., where they spent two hours softening and digging out wax from my right ear, ending the pain, pressure, loss of hearing, and most of the ringing.

2. Sports & Physical Therapy Associates, where they realized I had a muscle strain and helped me reduce the swelling, while I gradually improve my flexibility and core strength.

So hooray for Western Medicine, and thanks to Angela and the people at Framingham’s great hospital, and Ashley and her PT people. Thanks especially to my wife Carol for cooking for me, doing ginger compresses, rubbing my feet, putting up with my complaining, and giving me the idea of going to PT and the ER.

So now the only question is whether I will blog more often. If nobody comments or calls me, I may not, as I literally don’t know if anyone is reading this. But if people get something out of it, I would be glad to–and I enjoy it.

Have a great summer, and for goodness sakes, be careful what you eat, in bending over, and keep your ears free of wax, particularly if you wear ear plugs for hearing protection.

David