Archive for August, 2008
I’ve noticed during our Internet radio interviews, people want to know our thoughts and guidelines around the issue of disclosure. This is one of the most important questions for people living with a chronic illness who want to remain employed, and the most impossible to answer directly.
The choice to disclose your illness during the interview [...]
I’ve already written about my job at Brentano’s books, and what happened when I became ill, both on our blog and in our book. I haven’t written about the dream. The bookstore I opened and managed was located in Sherman Oaks, California, just a very short distance from Hollywood. Most of my staff were aspiring [...]
Joan and I were interviewed by Dr. Terri Orbuch, the “Love Doctor” on Voice America Radio (look for Dr. Terri, 08.11.08) about Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!
Dr. Terri asked some really good questions, specifically:
Why did we write this?
How do you talk about difficult issues such as chronic illness at [...]
I’d heard that you need to be ready when the media asks, and last week we had a chance to test that out. I woke up and opened email early Wednesday morning (thank goodness I did that) to find a last minute opportunity to fill in for a 30-minute interview with Gary Pozsik on Health, [...]
