I gave up independence in the pre-op prep room, which feels very much like prison booking protocol, as it appears on cop dramas. A curtain is drawn but provides little in the way of privacy as busy nurses step in and out to place an IV, or ask for patient consent to treat. “We would …
Tag Archives: Patient Experience
No Convincing Evidence: An MRI Story
It is liberating to free myself from the pursuit of certainty I may never attain, and so I have learned to be happy with evidence that is at best only indicative.
The Illness Experience
My outpatient physical therapy office is located in the Eskenazi Clinic on 38th Street. Whitney is the (permanent) designated driver these days, which I enjoyed more when she was DD for pregnancy and a restaurant had a strong wine list, which includes reasonable price points. I will curate your dinner with $38-$43 bottle selections, and …
Visible Scars; Invisible Diseases
In this post I reveal complex emotions involving survivorship, other cancer survivors, and the general population. I share my vulnerabilities and insecurities. Yet also, in this post, I find strength. I feel guilty that I am not more sick. That is a strange emotion, isn’t it? I feel guilty that I am not more sick. …
What Should Public-Facing Science Communication (#scicomm) of Cancer Research Look Like?
In this post, the first of two taking special interest in science communication (hashtag #scicomm), I offer my argument for the important role science communication #scicomm plays in sparking public interest in scientific inquiry, and closer to home, I make a case that #scicomm has a unique and vital role to play in educating our …
