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PODCAST: Voice of the Patient
I had a chance to speak with David Reed for his new podcast, The Voice of the Patient. Dave is a humble but knowledgeable, thoughtful man who practices physiotherapy in North Carolina, USA. It was wonderful to engage in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocacy, chronic illness, Chronic Kidney Disease, Clinical Education, clinician, David Reed, dialysis machine, Fitness, gym, health, Karen NIcole Smith, Kingston General Hospital, lived-experience expert, patient, patient advocate, patient experience advisor, physiotherapy, podcast, Queen's University, The Voice of the Patient
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Finding my “Notebook” . . .
A few days ago I found a lined notebook that my ex had brought to the hospital after I’d had my cardiac arrest. This notebook was in a black zippered portfolio between a stack of medical papers. Sheets with medical … Continue reading →
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Tagged appointments, believing in me, best friends, blossoming, cardiac arrest, care-givers, child-like, concentrate, Dad, Dad's oatmeal cookies, doctors, document, drafting class, dreams, encouragement, Ensure, ex, family, food, full-time job, gifts, grade 9, holding my hand, hospital, impact, ink, Life, love, medical papers, medications, memories, messages, notebook, notes, patient advocate, penmanship, procedures, progress, proud, quiet patience, re-emergence, rebirth, reflection, role-reversal, sad, seeds, short-term memory, simple notes, squint, strong, styrofoam, surgically implanted defibrillator, surreal, tears, teddy bear, testament, thanks, Tupperware, Vietnamese pho soup, visit, visitors, walker, yellow orchids
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Trusting my STORY (and life purpose) . . .
My professional goal is to share my messages – all derived from my life with kidney failure and cardiac failure. I believe that my second chance at life – to survive the cardiac arrest in 2011 – was the definitive … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocacy, Aurora Colello, blessed, camera, cardiac arrest, cardiac failure, cause, challenge, dialysis, exposure, extreme athlete, fitness model, fitness progress, fundraise, goal, gym, impact, important points, inspired, Ironman, kidney failure, learn, major operation, marathon runner, media attention, message, Multiple Sclerosis, new kidney, patient advocate, peace, personal, personal philosophy, photo, physical stress, positive feedback, pressure, professional, professional athlete, proud, public speaking, radar, raise awareness, resonates, second chance, Shad Ireland, sign, sit to fit journey, spokespeople, triathlon, trust, validity, work to do, Writing
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Defining Myself (in business) . . .
In completing the branding suite I made recently I had to make a decision as to my title. The way the logo is laid out there was not a lot of room for words. At first I was a little … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocates, analogy, beacon, branding suite, death, exercise, guide, help others, improve lives, lack of confidence, Life Coach, lighthouse, logo, medical consultant, patient advocate, patient experience advisor, sharing my message, sickness, speaker, stories, title, Wendy Pentland, writer
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