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Deconstructing the Tower of Babel

I've spent the week immersed in this communication dilemma in healthcare. As I've said before,…

DannyJune 5, 2016

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Fractured Communication in Crises

This week two of my readers described experiences of fractured communication with their clinicians. One…

DannyMay 29, 2016

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Scared?

My friend, Phyllis, in Cleveland suggested I might be asking the wrong question: "What works…

DannyMay 22, 2016

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A Roller Coaster of Love

225 weekly blog posts. How do I do it?, a reader recently asked me. The…

DannyMay 15, 2016

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Clinical Practice Guidelines – Oh My Aching Brain

Last time I saw my Primary Care Provider I asked if I needed to keep…

DannyMay 8, 2016

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I’m So Discouraged

Several times this week I heard a variation on: I'm so discouraged, I thought I…

DannyMay 1, 2016

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Screen-Free Sabbath

Week 3 of my wife and my Screen-Free Sabbath. Feels pretty good. After the first…

DannyApril 24, 2016

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Experiences, experiments, reflection, action

This week people told me stories about a moment in their health journey - Symptoms,…

DannyApril 17, 2016

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A caregiver is [not] a caregiver, is [not] a caregiver

When my mother was dying I was a long distance caregiver. My mom made her…

DannyApril 10, 2016

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Engaged with Sax

Shopping for a new neurologist I had three screening questions: What's your response time to…

DannyApril 2, 2016