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Category: family & friends

What Is Left Unsaid…

Who among us has not attended a professional conference and exchanged a slew of business cards with like-minded colleagues promising to be in touch? But how many of us actually follow up?

June 1, 2015 by celia . Posted in " communication, family & friends, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy " . 4 Comments .
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Hope As A Plan of Care

In my previous blog, Dosing Hope and Reality, I responded to Dr. Gawande’s quest to help patients

March 6, 2015 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, healthcare professionals, patients " . 3 Comments .
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DOSING HOPE AND REALITY

Two years ago, I posted a blog, Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths about this very subject

February 16, 2015 by celia . Posted in " communication, family & friends, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy, patients " . 10 Comments .
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A New Goal: To Thrive

In my last post, I asked whether a message of constant “positivity” might be silencing for patients who might need

February 13, 2013 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, patients " . Tags " alternative medicine, cancer, coping with illness, grieving, patients, positive thinking, terminal illness " . 1 Comment .
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Can “Positivity” Be Silencing?

Nicole Haran’s “Do Great” video features cancer survivors declaring their desire to hear “you will do great.” 

February 8, 2013 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, patients " . Tags " coping with illness, emotional support, positivity " .
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