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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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Tell me the damn cost up front!!

Did you read the Sunday New York Times' article about the $117,000 surprise medical bill?…

DannySeptember 22, 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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People at the Center -> Person at the Center = Gaps

A dear friend, Vern Schmaltz, died this week of ALS. He had so looked forward…

DannyAugust 31, 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

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Understanding someone else’s experience – oh my!

Understanding someone else's experience - oh my, so hard! It's difficult enough to understand my…

DannyAugust 17, 2014

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Communicating End-of-Life decisions

My 87-year-old mother and I have had many chats over the past 15 years to…

DannyAugust 10, 2014

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Personal risk management – When s***t happens

When I ask my doctors what worries them the most about my future health, both my neurologist…

DannyAugust 2, 2014

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Quality of Life for People at the Center of Care

People at the center reflect often about quality of life - Sometimes in relation to…

DannyJuly 27, 2014