The Media Zone

How the media make sense and nonsense of the world

Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D. is Senior Editor of the Journal of Media Psychology and Emeritus Professor of Media Psychology at Cal State, Los Angeles. See full bio

May 3, 2009, Health

Comments on "How Television Can Affect Your Experience of a Stroke"

How Television Can Affect Your Experience of a Stroke

By Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D. on May 3, 2009 in The Media Zone

As soon as that door closes, I go into “House, M.D. mode.” These guys are nuts! Don’t they know that good diagnoses rendered soon after intake are mostly death sentences? Don’t they watch House? They’ll walk out of my room, leaving me with a nurse –Yup, nurse is still here-- Blood will suddenly start to gush from my mouth. Maybe I will bleed from my pores, my naval, my eyes. Read More

Taking small things for granted. . .

Submitted by My own woman on May 4, 2009 - 11:38am.

I'm very glad to see your post, and to know that you are better.

Your post touched me because we all too often take the little things in life for granted. Like the morning paper and walking down a hallway.

Close Call

Submitted by Terry on May 4, 2009 - 7:21pm.

Mr. Fischoff, glad your friend persuaded you to
go to the hospital and that you made it through with
flying colors!

Talk about a close call !

good thoughts

Submitted by Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D. on May 5, 2009 - 10:02am.

Thanks Terry and "MY Own Woman" for the friendly thoughts. I probably won't take things for granted for...at least a few more months, after which I will, alas, go the way of all flesh.