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Archives for September 2017

Perseverance

September 25, 2017 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Blue sky over a mountaintop meadow of wildflowers

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Fard Johnmar, in response to “Public Q&A: career advice” (2014): What do I say to people when they ask me for career advice? One word: persevere. Why? Because no matter what you do or […]

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Be kind to yourself

September 18, 2017 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

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I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Carly Medosch, in response to “A field guide to The Diagnosis Difference”: There is such a vast amount of information out there, and it can be so vitally helpful that you could call it […]

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Aging, housing, health

September 12, 2017 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

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Brandeis University hosted a one-day symposium on aging, housing, health, technology, and other issues. Thanks to the people who captured these insights!

Filed Under: demographics, policy issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Alan Kay, Alexandre Kalache, Atlas of Caregiving, Brandeis University, caregivers, Danny Sands, Leslie Kernisan, Muriel Gillick, Pamela Ressler, Pippa Shulman, Rosalie Yerkes Figge, Ruth Finkelstein

The everyday life of the individual is a rich source of information

September 11, 2017 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Ian Eslick, in response to Peer-to-peer Healthcare: Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious. (2011) There are many kinds of information that can be gleaned through the lens of science, and not all of them need to be the […]

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Back to school with food allergies

September 5, 2017 By Susannah Fox 7 Comments

A child walks down a sidewalk in the early morning sunlight

Food-allergy parents all over the U.S. are engaging in our particular back-to-school rituals: gathering signatures on forms, packaging up emergency medications (one for the nurse, one for the classroom, one for the backpack…), and stocking up on lunchbox essentials. But what about the teachers? How are they preparing? I’d never considered it until my niece […]

Filed Under: positive patterns Tagged With: food allergy

MacGyvering home health care

September 4, 2017 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Detail of a painting by Regina Holliday shows a hand holding a smartphone with the PatientsLikeMe symbol

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Sally Okun, in response to “Hacking home health care” (2014) Just the other day I was getting the second pedicure of my life (although I may need to do that again soon) and the manicurist […]

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