As many of you know who follow me, I am a Brain Cancer Survivor. I have been doing well and moving forward with my life. In this week’s post, I want to reflect on the upheaval of illness, the challenge of recovery, and what is left in the wake. Recently, I had a...
Last week, I was looking for a contractor in North Florida to give me a bid to have a room added to a trailer for my patient, who is a quadriplegic. He needs more space in the trailer for his supplies and equipment. What I found out as I worked through the list of...
How do you find something when you don’t know what you are looking for? How do you search for the unknown? So many times, I have sorted out issues by talking to friends and colleagues. Just talking to them about the issue and laying out questions helps to focus...
I was browsing my LinkedIn messages and came across a post from Bruce Berger, Ph.D., where he introduced a new term that immediately caught my attention. The term was Health Kind Professional (HKP). Bruce is a colleague and a friend, and someone who understands...
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with a friend and colleague, Rajitha Bommakanti, BSN, RN-CCM, to discuss nurses’ roles in patient advocacy. We discussed how patient advocacy teaches people to take an active role in their health and healthcare....
