About Me
- iPatchMan
- Akiva Zablocki is an Associate at the consulting Tower Watson in the Health & Group Benefits practice and a graduate of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with a Masters in the Healthcare Management. Akiva is on the Board of Directors of the Children’s’ Brain Tumor Foundation where he chairs the Young Professionals Volunteer Group (YPG) as well as the Board Technology Committee. Akiva’s interest in health care comes from a personal experience with the healthcare system during the last three years. As a senior at Columbia, Akiva was diagnosed with a so called “inoperable” brain tumor in his brainstem. He consulted over thirty specialists while searching for a solution until he found a doctor in Arizona that was willing to take the risk involved with surgery. The operation was a great success but Akiva spent the next six months in rehabilitation. He now wants to make sure that others have the same ability to choose life as he did. Akiva graduated magna cum laude from Columbia in May 2007.
2 comments:
How come I didn't know about this blog. I thought we were close. I thought you and I were going places together. was I wrong?
Hey, Akiva.
Very powerful, good blog. Getting to see that story again, the one you read to us on top of Metzada, brought back the same emotions, I realize now, that I've experienced back there rising within me together with the sun. I remember myself trying very hard to keep the feelings, the reaction inside. Dont ask me why, I dont know.
By the way, I got an answer to my question that I asked you after the Metzada (Why'd you tell it). I guess the question was rather dumb. I rather hope you didn't get hurt by it. But unasked questions are even worse, for the loss of their purpose.
So I got my answer. Twice actually. First time hearing people speak about your story on the last night of the trip and, once again, reading your blog.
I hope all is well.
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