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Guest Blog: This blog was written ad submitted by Courtney Rosenfeld, the creator of gigspark . Rosenfeld is a writer who covers topics that explore Lifestyle, mental health, and the gig economy, and other related topics. If you find yourself...

There are many reasons why anyone interested in patient safety or advocacy should attend this year's PULSE TakeCHARGE Symposium on March 18 & 19. Here are three of them: First of all, the lineup of speakers is incredible and first class...

There are many reasons why a patient chooses a particular doctor. She may be the best diagnostician in town. Or he may have the best bedside manner. Whatever the reason behind the why of the relationship, there is also a an important how-to aspect...

This is a story about how advocates and lawyers from across state lines and international boundaries worked together to improve the life of a patient who otherwise would have likely perished. Hear from the lawyers and advocates in this story at...

If you are a parent, you already know that parenting is hard. Since becoming a parent, my children have given me a whole kind of new happiness and outlook on life; they mean the world to me. However, I also know that parenting is challenging...

Last month, my mom experienced a fall in our home that resulted in left-sided fractures of her shoulder and foot. As I ran to assist her, I tried to calmly assess the situation; I determined that she needed emergency care. That’s when I went from...

Sandwich generation was first coined in 1981 and is used to describe caregivers sandwiched between generations. One of every eight people between the ages of 40 and 60 in this country is caring for a parent and a child. Twenty-two million people...

My next blog post was supposed to be about one of my favorite octogenarian clients who had the most amazing spirit. To know her was to love her. I could, and did, sit for hours with her. She never failed to put a smile on my face; her vibrant...

If you’ve found yourself at GNANOW.org, you must already know the important benefits that patient advocacy brings to everyone, but the side we don't often see or mention is the needs of individual advocates. In this blog, I will dive into three...

Which caregiver role fits you, right now? 1. Hands-on— You are physically there, and you help with their daily needs: Dressing, bathing, toileting, brushing their teeth, meal preparation, feeding, etc. 2. Companion care— Your patient can do most...

How many better decisions could you make IF, you felt it was okay to be wrong? December 29, 2021 Okay to be wrong? Nope, I can’t even think it, much less say it out loud. For those of us that are “recovering” perfectionists (Remember, I am a work...

Just recenly, I was involved with a client for over a year in Florida. She had been ill for an extended period of time, and she was moving in and out of psychiatric residential treatment programs. Her husband of 30 years used his power of attorney...

I am the daughter of a dad with Alzheimer’s. I am the son of a mom with Parkinson’s. I am the wife of a man that has had a stroke. I am the husband of a woman that has breast cancer. I am the partner of one that has complications of diabetes. When...

This is the second in a series of blogs written by patient advocacy pioneer and longtime educator, Karen Mercereau. Ivermectin?..........What is the real story here? There are many reports on the efficacy of Ivermectin in the early stages of...

3 Things to do when you don’t know what to do. December 14, 2021 You are in a crappy situation. You don’t really know what the right decision is, but you know that you must make a decision. Your jaw gets tight from clenching, you start shallow...