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Parkinson’s For One Day

June 14, 2015 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

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My new job is wonderfully immersive. I leave home early, come back late, and, in between, spend hours talking with people about the future of health, health care, and technology (broadly defined). The HHS IDEA Lab blog will be my outlet for sharing ideas related to the work I do there. This site will serve, as it […]

Filed Under: key people, others' e-patient stories, social media Tagged With: empathy, Parkinson's, Smart Patients

Cystic Fibrosis For One Day

March 29, 2015 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Boy wearing nebulizer mask and his mom

I shadowed a mom and her 5-year-old with CF from afar for 24 hours. It taught me more than I could have imagined about living with a life-shortening disease — and about myself. This “empathy exercise” was organized by Smart Patients, an online community where patients and caregivers learn from each other.

Filed Under: e-patient stories, key people Tagged With: cystic fibrosis, empathy, Smart Patients

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