Susannah Fox

I help people navigate health and technology.

caregivers

“What drugs is mom on?”

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Here are quotes from two excellent essays about being an empowered caregiver. First, from Muriel Gillick, MD: In those care planning meetings in the nursing home, if they ask nothing else, family members should ask “what drugs is mom on?” And that should be followed by “why is she on them?” and “are they helping?” […]

Help the helpers

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Please join me in honoring and learning from caregivers, first by watching Sarah Kucharski’s powerful, personal story: http://youtu.be/ivjlBstqu_o Second, watch my talk about the bigger picture and how people can help: http://www.viddler.com/v/14c53db8 Now: what’s your story? What roles do you see for caregivers in health care or in your own life? Please share your thoughts […]

The unmentionables of health care

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I plan to write more about my field trip to the future California, but for now here is the Storify I created about one incredible panel: Unmentionables 2013 at Health 2.0 Santa Clara. [<a href=”//storify.com/SusannahFox/unmentionables-2013″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Unmentionables 2013” on Storify</a>]

Taking care (what I’m reading)

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The following articles stopped me in my tracks this week, not least because they relate to my last report, “Family Caregivers are Wired for Health.” Please share what you’re reading — or your thoughts about these articles — in the comments. 1. Dementiaville: How an experimental new town is taking the elderly back to their happier […]