Margaret Kelley

Maggie's Advocacy
Margaret

Margaret Kelley

Maggie's Advocacy
Advocate Location
LISBON , ME 04250
Specialty
Special Care & Aging
Other Services
Medical Guidance
TeleAdvocacy Available
Offers FREE Initial Consultation
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How I Can Help
My primary goal in advocacy is to make you feel heard, be treated as an equal, like your experience matters, and with competent and effective care. I offer variety of services including coordination of care when multiple specialists and facilities are involved, making appointments, attending them if need be either by Zoom or in person depending the location. I specialize in rare, complex, and non-traditionally presenting illnesses. I can Also help you get started on getting your health in order. A lot of people come to me with multiple physical ailments, and have no idea where to start. My goal is to help you sort through what you're going through, advocate for you in the PCP or specialist office, and be a supportive person as well as a sense of consistency throughout your journey. I we'll also work with your behavioral health treatment team if you're dealing with severe behavioral issues such as medical PTSD, anxiety, and depression as well as neurological differences such as autism spectrum disorder.
Important Information About Me
  • I offer a FREE Initial Consultation
  • I offer TeleAdvocacy Service
  • My geographical area of practice is Portland, Maine
Why I Became A Professional Health Care Advocate
My patient advocacy story starts at a young age. When I was six I used to spend time with my great aunt and help her with personal care assistant roles. She saw how much caring for people brought me joy, so she involved me in almost every part of the process including hospice and skilled nursing. I had already had an interest in human biology for about a year at that point.

My interest in human biology never waned, it only evolved. I became more interested in advocacy when I was 10 and my father passed away from an easily caught mistake.

Fast forward to 2015, and I started to do advocacy for family members only. I help someone win a disability case when I insure that there was thorough documentation from the correct specialists.

Through word of mouth, I became more involved with advocating for friends. Using my knowledge of complex medical processes, I helped with someone "having the best and most caring medical experience of my life."

Since then I have helped several people regain functionality and health by helping with several processes in their medical treatment either outpatient or inpatient.
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Formal Education
Some college. Most experience earned in the field.
Additional Skills
Finding specialists safe for people who identify as LGBTQ+ as it's the clientele I primarily work with
Ability to navigate complex care with multiple specialists
Rare diseases
Peer support while going through the process of getting medical care
Palliative care
Two years of experience working in the health insurance industry so I have training understanding benefits
Professional Affiliations
Probono patient advocate for eight years.