Patient Safety Blog - Telling Our Stories

The turning point came after the worst anxiety of my life, oddly enough.  It’s hard to say what’s genetic and what's environmental, but...

As Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio considers repealing the Accountable Care Act, I hope he keeps two Ohioans in mind.   Natoma ...

Arizona has been dangerously hot lately.  Speaking of hot air dangerously out of control, the Affordable Care Act is in the middle of a fir...

A distressed mom’s story:      Our son was born with a serious congenital heart defect but is healthy and living a productive life, thanks ...

Guadalupe Mota told his story at a meeting of nearly 900 members of 32 of the churches, mosques, and synagogues in the  Greater Boston Inter...

Jeff Jeans, now a small businessman from Arizona, had volunteered in two Republican presidential campaigns and strongly opposed the Afforda...

    I’ve donated blood 90 times over the years to the American Red Cross, most recently as a platelet donor.  For that, they put you in a co...

Angela A’s story:      In the last 3 – 4  years, I had some issues about walking without difficulty, and some acceptance issues with my hea...

Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS*, advises  Cyrex Labs  .   Here’s his story: “Shannon” is a 57-year-old personal trainer who’d been exp...

Dr. Thomas Cornwell’s story: I had a 92-year-old patient with a very high temperature, 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit.  H er daughter said she ...

Dr. Maren Batalden’s story: Several months ago, I treated a man in his 40s, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who had developed both a ...

LuAnn Stottlemyer’s story: In 1993, I’d gone to get new glasses and have my eyes examined.  The doctor asked me how long I’d had diabetes...

Joyce Burland's story:      My sister became ill with schizophrenia in 1960, when she was 30, as a mother with 5 young children.  I w...

Mal’s story on the Patient/Family Advisory Council: I’m the Co-Chair of a Patient/Family Advisory Council (PFAC) at Beth Israel Deacone...

Caroline Moore’s story: I’m the Program Leader for Patient and Family Engagement at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.  The Radiology ...

Libby Hoy’s story: I was brought in as the patient/family advisor for a Lean event, a one-week rapid cycle improvement event addressing t...

Another story from Dr. Maren Batalden: A few months ago, I treated an elderly gentleman with cancer who was getting chemo, so his immune sy...

Dr. Maren Batalden’s story: In a diabetes group, a woman who was being seen by one my colleagues said to her doctor:  “Why are you so obs...

OK, adult sons, can I have your attention please?   When you were a teenager, your father might have had The Talk with you. Remember how aw...

This is Part 2 of Debi Janway’s story about her mother’s care at Planetree. You can read Part 1 here . It was a home-like feeling. I was h...

Mike Steskal, a commodities trader who lives and works just outside Philadelphia, is 55 and was told last summer that he had prostate cance...

Debi Janway’s story, Part 1: My mother is very active, 89 years old.   She comes over four days a week in her Thunderbird convertible.   ...