Head Up; Heart Strong #MedX
As I waited nervously back-stage to deliver my Ignite speech at the Stanford Medicine X conference last week, I watched the speaker before me on the monitor. His name was Matthew Dudley,… Continue reading
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Speechless!
*UPDATE* I received the following email from the marketing company. This shows once again the power of social media to amplify our voices and how much stronger we are when we stand together. Marie, On… Continue reading
Attn patients and carers: your help with a survey on what patients and carers WANT from health apps
Here’s your chance to tell developers what you really want and need from health apps.
Medicine X. I am really here!
I have to keep pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming. I am finally here in beautiful (gosh it is beautiful) Palo Alto for the Medicine X conference. Before I… Continue reading
Thoughts On Grief
In a bid to make a blogger out of Karen, I am sharing another excerpt from our email correspondence (with Karen’s permission). I value her wisdom and compassion so much and really think… Continue reading
Why patient stories actually matter
Originally posted on Heart Sisters:
by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters Most of our medical visits start with some variation of this opening question: “Why are you here today?” Connecting with and understanding patients…
When Loneliness Makes Cancer Harder
I was blessed to have the unfailing support of my boyfriend (now husband) and the tender care of my mum to help me through the rigors of cancer treatment. And yet I still… Continue reading
