Michael Friedman
Michael Friedman
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You don't expose potentially tens of millions of women to a powerful treatment with the assumption it's going to help them, ... looks very promising, but the question is for which patients, at what cost in toxicity.
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We know that some individuals who have taken these diet medications have heart values that are thick and don't function properly. They can cause the heart to perform poorly over time and become weaker over time.
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I decided to use that as my wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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A lot of kids wish to meet a certain celebrity or go somewhere special for vacation. When I was in the hospital so much, I realized how lucky I was to have my videogames and other things that made my visits go by more quickly. There's a lot of down time, and if you don't have something to focus on, it can really get hard.
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The first question I asked my dad after the relapse was if I could still do the foundation. He said 'definitely.' The foundation has helped me as a distraction, a way I can take my mind off of what's happening with my illness.