Last week we posted about communicating about “Dr. Google” with your own real doctor. Now, we’ll dive into some more details. As I mentioned, I conducted an online “survey” to gain insights into the experiences of patients and physicians during October 2013. Specifically I tried to find out about what happens during appointments when...
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In 2007 Scott Haig, an orthopedic surgeon, wrote “When a patient is a Googler” which was published in Time Magazine. He describes a patient that he names Susan, the “queen of Googlers.” “Every doctor knows patients like this. They’re called ‘brainsuckers.'” His article praises patients that are nurses and...
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The time, energy and intellectual capacity of being a pancreas is daunting. “I am often the only person around who needs to do complicated mathematical equations before eating anything, before going anywhere, before mowing my lawn, shoveling snow, taking a walk, or before going to sleep at night. Diabetes is always on my mind, whether I like it or...
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Hello! My name is Rann Patterson, and I am so glad that you stopped by today! I am a writer and editor, and a two-time cancer survivor and will be popping in every now and then to talk about the topic of survivorship. I was a very naïve 26 year old when I became ill the first time and it was long before the internet existed. I had to gather...
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In Memoriam: Lisa Boncheck Adams “…I search for powers to rise above, get out, fly away… The words of disease become words my brain gravitates to. The ebb and flow of cancer, Of life. And so too, Inevitably, Of death….” –Lisa Boncheck Adams Yesterday a woman of great courage died. Lisa Boncheck Adams chronicled her experiences of...
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