Health Literacy

Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy

Sun January 7, 2024
active treatment
The main purpose of our trip to Halifax last week was to consult with the radiation oncologist about radiation therapy. While we were waiting, I picked up a copy…
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Navigating the healthcare system

Navigating the healthcare system

Sun January 29, 2023
Book
In the beginning I had no understanding of how the medical system worked with respect to cancer treatment. My understanding came only from what I saw on television. Patients experiencing critical or chronic illness have a need to learn how to navigate the healthcare system from a patient perspective.
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Learning about the disease

Learning about the disease

Mon January 23, 2023
Book
This post is a continuation on my discussion about Patient Health Literacy. The narrative that resulted from this study has been published on Amazon. See my Memoir page. The original source that…
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Developing Coping Mechanisms

Developing Coping Mechanisms

Tue January 3, 2023
Book
This post is a continuation on my discussion about Patient Health Literacy. The narrative that resulted from this study has been published on Amazon. See my Memoir page. The…
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Greater themes

Greater themes

Sun September 2, 2018
Health Literacy
In reading today’s post by Carolyn Thomas at Heart Sisters, she talks about a show on CBC Radio (Michael Enright’s Sunday Edition), and how the [...]
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