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Meg Gaffney surprised doctors and friends by rejecting chemotherapy, dropping out of radiation therapy after one treatment, and opting for a bilateral mastectomy. As a nurse and a patient, Meg is her own advocate, even moments before surgery.

She's known as the Mother of Holistic Medicine and Dr. Gladys McGarey has been making a difference since the 1940s. Now 90, Dr. McGarey says it's not too late to change the way we approach our own health and what we expect from those who care for us.

Carla Ulbrich considers herself a professional smart aleck. But when she was diagnosed with lupus, at first she didn't think it was so funny. Now, she's found that humor may really be the best medicine. Listen to her funny take on healthcare.