Sharon Denise Allison-Ottey - From My Heart To Yours

Another Day, Another Disease, Another Ribbon	9:41 AM, Apr 01 2008
Each year there is are national observances on a host of conditions/health concerns. One very important day of observance was on February 7, 2008. In my last newsletter and on my website, I highlighted World AIDS Day and challenged us all to not just focus on the day but rather to take action for the days, weeks and months to come. Read More
“8 in 2008” We Can Do This!	11:29 AM, Feb 13 2008
As we begin the New Year, many of us will make resolutions that we know will be a memory by January 5th. This year, I want us to throw out that foolishness and just commit to "8 for 2008". These are simple things that can change your life forever! As we begin the New Year, many of us will make resolutions that we know will be a memory by January 5th. This year, I want us to throw out that foolishness and just commit to "8 for 2008". These are simple things that can change your life forever! Read More
World AIDS Day 2007: What about the day AFTER?	5:51 PM, Jan 17 2008
Sharon D. Allison-Ottey, MD www.sharondeniseallisonottey.com Millions of persons around the world observed World AIDS Day 2007 in various ways. I participated in an event in Maryland as well as interviews and speeches in the days leading up to and on December 1st. My commitment to HIV/AIDS education, research and advocacy is ever present and growing. Since I first learned of HIV/AIDS as a young medical student many years ago, I’ve been fascinated by this disease. Little did I know that this exposure to patients in the early days of HIV/AIDS would spark an interest and compassion that would manifest itself throughout my life. How could I have known that the lessons that I learned from my first AIDS patients actually would teach me about the science of the virus and disease but more importantly about the “heart” and the human face of those infected and affected. Read More
Keep Moving Forward	8:11 AM, Oct 05 2007
Sharon D. Allison-Ottey, MD www.sharondeniseallisonottey.com Often my greatest revelations come while on an airplanes as I am scurrying around the country. Recently I was on a plane for a particularly long flight and became a bit irritated because the movie that they were showing was an animated film. However, I was a bored, captured audience and had little choice so I put in the earphones and began to watch the movie, “Meet the Robinsons”. Well, I watched it and lo and behold I received inspiration—funny how this happens when we least expect it. Read More
The Gift of Delay	1:31 PM, Aug 12 2007
Sharon D. Allison-Ottey, MD www.sharondeniseallisonottey.com I sat on a plane recently feeling angry that we were delayed by over an hour. “How dare they just waste my time!” I thought as I reflected on the fact that we were rushed on board, taxed out of the gate only to park and sit off to the side of the runway. My cell phone battery was dying, I’d looked at the same fashion magazines over and over --- I was tired of seeing the pale, bone thin models that I desperately wanted to feed on the pages. I pulled out my pen and pad and began to doodle, all the while becoming angrier that my plans were delayed. My evening was planned; I would work for an hour or so then go for a swim, dinner with my husband and then I would watch my favorite movie for the gazillionth time. After grueling meetings in New York, I needed the break and now my precious plans were being interrupted by the stupid airline. Read More

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