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People Have The Right to Make Poor Decisions
I will bet many of you will resonate with what I am covering today: as family members or loved ones, as professionals or neighbors, or as a concerned leader within your faith congregation.
A Lesson, a Blessin’, and a Challenge
Lots of people ask me about patient advocacy, or why I’m a Patient Advocate, and what it is exactly that I do. I will tell you that plenty of people lean in as I begin to talk about the history of our very young profession.
Don’t Get Sick in July
Experienced physicians share a joke about this changing of the guard: “Don’t get sick in July.”
Today I will discuss a few concerns about when to seek treatment. Some of these are results of studies, and the debates continue as to whether they are truth or myths.
Let’s talk about DENIAL. What Denial? I’m Not In Denial. (see it?)
I have learned so much from the people around me. The way they go through life teaches me a lot about how to handle myself or to help others. What I’m talking about today is rethinking what we think we may already know and learning something.
No Bait and Switch Here (Not me. Not today. And I’m mad.)
Today I had something happen to me that was not right or just. It was a waste of my time. It was deceitful and deliberately misleading. After it happened, I knew it was something I would never do to you.
Language Is a Big Part of Ageism
How we talk about, talk with (or to) older adults is important. Language can hold veiled ageism.
May is Older Americans Month, and time for a rant, er, commentary about ageism and language. (OK, Sugar? Is that alright, Dearie?)
THE NUTSHELL: A Story of the Gifts From Advance Directives
The Nutshell concept was the brainchild of my mother, who was one heckuva planner. Call her well-organized, or chalk it up to the financial prowess of a retired Comptroller, this lady had been financially savvy and organized all her life.
An April Day For Us All – NHDD Delivers Power And Peace
April is a big month! There’s a national day this month that absolutely puts into play one of my favorite sayings and certainly a very belief:
“We can all have a say about how things will go and where will end up.”
On Being “Ill At Ease”
I am not at 100% today.
I thought about whether to share this with you or simply pull out some previous content and some makeup and carry on with my video and post.