Suleika Jaouad wrote a piece for the NYTimes titled, "Life Interrupted: Fighting Cancer, and Myself." She wrote," I am realizing that “beating” cancer isn’t about winning or losing...my challenge will be to develop a new brand of acceptance."
A study designed to determine risks associated with hospitalization and delirium in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) contains important lessons for Healthy Survivors.
Patients' efforts to manage their expectations can help calm anxiety. Asking your surgeon how long you can expect to experience pain following a procedure helps prevent you from wondering and worrying about why you are sore or how long your pain will last.
For years, my elevator speech when asked about my work has been, "I explore, write and speak about how modern patients get good care and live as fully as possible."
Last week someone responded with a question, "Wendy, what do you mean by a 'modern patient'"?
In response to the April 18th post on the Choosing Wisely™ campaign, a blogger emailed me about her doctor insisting on repeating blood tests done 5 weeks before her scheduled procedure, because they were outside the 4-week window. She asked, "How does a patient convince the doctor to NOT order a test?"
