Family, friends and the world
By Kathy Kastner with Zal Press As anyone with health issues knows, there’s a ripple effect: it’s never ‘just about the patient’. Aida’s husband and children take an active role in helping their mother...
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By Kathy Kastner with Zal Press Day to day: the social and the practical Around the dinner table, the mood was relaxed and jovial – exemplifying the comfort and relief of a ‘safe’ environment. Even for...
View ArticleThe Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis: Emotions
By Kathy Kastner with Zal Press First, you grieve A diagnosis of Type2 Diabetes means the end of life as you’ve lived it. Adding to the shock is the perception: Type2 is the ‘bad’ diabetes. The one...
View ArticleThe Doctor who Supports Patient Choice – to the Very End
Maclean’s– “I actually felt I had done the right thing for my patient.” Gordon had gotten what he wanted, and what Buchman had done simply felt to him like helping. “It was so peaceful and loving that...
View ArticleWhy Richard Branson Needs More Patient Commando
Richard Branson recently joined a growing group of venture capitalists investing in online pharmacies. The one he chose is from New York City called Capsule, and as he explains they are “tackling the...
View ArticleThe First Cheque for Starts With Me
A big milestone for us is handing over the first cheque to a group. The first cheque signifies a chance to give organizations like Starts With Me the ability to push the limits of their impact. A...
View ArticleDo drug funding decisions need PR? A response
healthydebate.ca– This is in response to the article “Do drug funding decisions need pr?” Read the full article here. Mark this case a clear FAIL. Health Canada and related agencies abdicated their...
View ArticleAn historic opportunity for patient partnership
Who would have imagined that the day would come when a candidate for president of the Canadian Medical Association would proclaim in his platform, that patients need to be partners at the table to...
View ArticlePartner Spotlight: Mike Stroh – Starts With Me
Mike Stroh is a true patient leader who is fighting to improve the lives of his members and the greater mental health community. He has built Starts With Me into a champion of youth and teen mental...
View ArticlePain and parking: Capturing the patient experience
From my admittedly biased patient perspective, I'm still left with the question: Are we measuring what matters to patients?
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