Patient Autonomy; Folded in a Vest
May 4, 2016
How can we ease the stress and give back some autonomy to our loved ones? Gentoo Inc. might have the breakthrough to answer that question. … More Patient Autonomy; Folded in a Vest
Category: Empowerment
Bridging the Void in Health Care
April 30, 2016
Taking action to implement patient autonomy in the health care system. The first post in this series of blogs focused on women, our prominence in the health care and how patient autonomy was largely something we could infuse into the system. The second post focused on the policies implemented in society and what women have … More Bridging the Void in Health Care
Women: our role in Health Care Policy
April 2, 2016
After writing a post regarding women and our role as practitioners and as those who should encourage patient autonomy, a few readers commented asking about the policies that have been implemented to ensure this. Now being a Canadian studying in the United States, I thought it only fair that I write something from a North … More Women: our role in Health Care Policy
Women: Getting it Done (Part 1)
March 3, 2016
This post is on power, and how women have it in spades when it comes to (more than one) but predominantly one important issue fought and coveted the world over: healthcare. … More Women: Getting it Done (Part 1)
More or LESS ;)
January 31, 2016
Now, now, now. Just because I don’t think it’s something to shake your head at, I’m not going to walk up to someone and force them to follow my point of view. She doesn’t like it, that’s fine. But I don’t think she’s doing any favours for herself or “woman-kind” when she judges women who do. … More More or LESS 😉
~move
March 13, 2015
FindingFelicity: We aim to raise awareness to patient autonomy and Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a debilitating cancer with personal significance. This site, albeit with a public health agenda, embraces the notion that raising awareness can be accomplished in tandem with any interesting writing, regardless of the topic. A Therapeutic Passage. A cultural segue to more serious … More ~move
Empower Your Mind
January 16, 2015
~An open perspective on healthcare~ Healthcare used to be a blind dictation given by the doctor. Patients knew little of their own demise or that of a loved one. “Doctor knows best,” used to be the prevailing attitude, where patients never presumed responsibility for knowledge of their conditions, treatment or prognosis. Perhaps fear kept patients … More Empower Your Mind
Sins and Secrets
January 10, 2015
I used to keep a stack of ‘Sin’ flashcards in my coat pocket. Gluttony. Selfishness. Anger. Sloth. Greed. Lust. Envy. Pride. Wrath. Neglect. Vanity. Deception. And I’d take them out and go over them, thinking how horrible I’d been that day, ranking them in order of which defined me best. When I talked to people, … More Sins and Secrets
Buts about Brave
January 1, 2015
What is bravery? A question I ask myself often. Usually when walking alone down dark alleys, when talking to homeless people, going to Martial Arts classes, traveling to different countries, meeting strangers with twitchy eyes. Maybe asking for another fork cause I dropped my first one, getting yelled at by obnoxious drunkards, or eating Cheetos … More Buts about Brave
#thetinafund
December 18, 2014
In a letter my mother wrote to me while she was in the hospital, she said, “Writing this note, knowing you’ll be holding it soon, gives me goosebumps!” On my first night home from Beijing, I found it tucked under my pillow and I smiled at my mother’s cheesy words. My mother who passed away 3 … More #thetinafund
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