Article Published in RI Bar Journal

Article Published in RI Bar Journal, Your Moral Imperative To Routinely Practice Self-Care

My Article on Self-Improvement

Click here to check out my latest Medium.com article, entitled: “Don’t Be Afraid To Say What You Don’t Know…You Know?

Check Out My First Published Article On Medium!

“How I Managed To Shorten My Lifespan By Pursuing My Goals”

Listen to my latest podcast episode, “Being Your Own Health Care Advocate”

Hey there, friends! I hope you’ll take a listen to the latest podcast episode from “Hammer Time with Nikki and Kate: A Disabled Lawyer and a Personal Trainer Walk into a Podcast.” In it, I talk a lot about the power and influence medical professionals have over our lives; the importance of putting advanced care […]

Life Unfinished

My fears about my upcoming neurosurgery

The Importance of Finding People Who “Get It”

By: Katherine Itacy, Esq. Dated: March 4, 2018 It’s been a long, long journey since I started feeling the symptoms of my spinal disorder in December of 2015. Since then, I’ve retired from my job (today, actually), gone through a number of painful medical procedures and nauseating pain meds, lost a good deal of mobility […]

The Mindfuck that Comes with Adjusting to a Debilitating Disability

By: Katherine Itacy, Esq. Dated: December 12, 2017 I grew up thinking that I had fatefully (and narrowly) escaped paralysis. As my mother has relayed to me time and time again, in early 1988, she noticed that I was complaining of lower back pain. Since I had been born with Spina Bifida and a lipoma […]

Chronic Pain – Suffering in (Quasi-) Silence

By: Katherine Itacy, Esq. Dated: November 13, 2017 Living with Type-I (juvenile) diabetes can be really frustrating and painful, but until I started experiencing symptoms of arachnoiditis in December of 2015, I didn’t quite know just how frustrating and painful it could be to live in my body. Arachnoiditis, as I would come to quickly […]

Where, Oh Where, Has Patient-Focused Healthcare Gone?

As a semi-professional patient, I’ve seen some of the best, as well as some of the WORST health care professionals in the business! What’s been your experience with the healthcare system in the U.S.?