Into the Great Wide Open

Posted by Kate on Nov 28, 2010 in Health Care | 0 comments A few days after I had the stitches on my finger I started to think about getting a second opinion.  I had never had an x-ray and although I joked about not being a concert pianist or hand model I did want to make sure I would heal well and not lose any feeling or function. But I came back to the same old problem.  Finding a health care provider overwhelms me.  I don’t like randomly...
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Health Care and Social Media: My Experience with @BonSecoursRVA

Posted by Kate on May 22, 2010 in Health Care | 0 comments When I was 12 years old and my family was living in South Africa I met my first Peace Corps volunteers.  A few moments of speaking with PCVs and  I new that was an experience I had to have. Getting into the community to educate about primary care and prevention and at times actively supporting care and treatment in the field was and still is electrifying. Although I am not on the same path I...
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The big V

Posted by Kate on Apr 28, 2010 in Health Care, mom, Passably Parenting | 0 comments The vaccination word came up on Twitter last night.  PBS was showing Frontline: the vaccine war.  Tweets went about.  But 140 characters is just not enough for me. I’m not going to get into the vaccination argument on here.  One thing I know about parenting is that NO ONE has walked in my shoes so I can’t tell anyone what is right for them. The thing is I don’t believe...
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