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Adjusting to new chronic illness

Adjusting to new chronic illness involves moving away from traditional medical/doctors/health care system to controlling controllable…

DannyFebruary 8, 2015

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Satisfaction, Smatisfaction – any good?

More and more often I'm receiving satisfaction surveys from providers of health care Interesting concept: satisfaction. Satisfaction with…

DannyFebruary 1, 2015

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Values for Managing Health

As I transition out of this episode of my life with the passing of my…

DannyJanuary 18, 2015

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Labels – DisLabels

I'm disabled. Iidentifyashaving a disability. Someone else says I'm disabled. Do Ihave a disability? I'm…

DannyJanuary 11, 2015

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Who’s your health co-pilot?

As an e-patient advocate, I passionately believe in each of us being the pilot for…

DannyJanuary 4, 2015

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Advocacy

I went to my primary care doc last week for some blood work. The best…

DannyOctober 19, 2014

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Get to here from there – lessons from a teenager

I was 17, hitchhiking through Europe, found myself lost, hiking alone through the Rondane Mountain…

DannySeptember 28, 2014

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Expanding Engagement and Capabilities of People at the Center

Some people want someone else to be the leader in their health care journey. Others…

DannySeptember 14, 2014

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Caregivers Have Other Lives Too

I'm amazed at what people are capable of. This week I met a nurse leader…

DannySeptember 8, 2014

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Leaning Tower of Babel – Give me my Damn Data?

Today I attended a meeting with 9 people, including me, speaking 5 languages - Mandarin,…

DannyAugust 24, 2014