Meeting Olga reminded me why I tell these stories. Her strength isn’t loud, it’s lived. From courtroom to hospital room, she’s proof that purpose doesn’t end when life changes.
#LupusWarrior #BrainInjurySurvivor #PatientAdvocate #Resilience #ChronicIllness #Advocacy #HealthJustice #NarrativeMedicine

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Rita Charon writes in her book Narrative Medicine, Honoring the Stories of Illness (2006):

"To know what patients endure at the hands of illness and therefore to be of clinical help requires that doctors enter the worlds of their patients, if only imaginatively, and to see and interpret these worlds from the patient’s point of view. […]"

#quotes
#NarrativeMedicine

Towards an 'African Medical Humanities': Examining Mental Health in Nigerian Contemporary Literature through an African-Centred Approach | Altre Modernità

A night of nerdy #literary #trivia at the #HistoricCurleyMansion in JP? Sign me up! 📚

#WritersInc, your favorite small-but-mighty #nonprofit, is hosting its first #BookwormBash 🐛 on Sept 13 -- food!, cash bar!, raffles!, taking home the dorky trivia GOLD! The best part? Each ticket covers the full cost of one book for our patient-author kiddos & their families.

Come hang out with us! I would love to see you there. 😊 https://givebutter.com/c/writersincorporated

#NarrativeMedicine #StorytellingForGood #ArtsInHealth

A night of nerdy #literary #trivia at the #HistoricCurleyMansion in JP? Sign me up! 📚

#WritersInc, your favorite small-but-mighty #nonprofit, is hosting its first-ever Bookworm Bash 🐛 on Sept 13 -- food!, cash bar!, exciting raffle prizes!, taking home the dorky bookish trivia GOLD! 🏆 The best part? Each ticket directly fuels the publishing cost of one book for one of our young patient-author kiddos. And all $ raised is 100% applied to Writers Inc.'s mission in supporting hospitalized children and their families facing tremendous circumstances through the therapeutic power of art and writing. ✍🏼

Come hang out with us on the 13th! I would love to see you there. 😊 Details here: https://givebutter.com/c/writersincorporated

#WritersIncBookwormBash #SupportYoungVoices #NarrativeMedicine #StorytellingForGood #ArtsInHealth
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The Alzheimer's Association has uploaded the video of the "Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling." Here is the link. You just need to register and it is free to watch. I hope you find it valuable.

https://training.alz.org/products/4871/narrative-showcase-dementia-life-course-and-storytelling

#EndAlz
#Dementia
#NarrativeMedicine

Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling

Febuary 21, 2025 (10:30 AM CT)<br />Storytelling sparks awareness about dementia and empathy. We highlight views of authors writing for adults and youth through the books: Finding the Right Words, by Drs. Bruce Miller & Cindy Weinstein and Pipo, Don’t Forget Me, by Dr. Luis Martinez.

Knowledge Connection

The Alzheimer's Association has uploaded the video of the "Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling." Here is the link. You just need to register and it is free to watch. I hope you find it valuable.

https://training.alz.org/products/4871/narrative-showcase-dementia-life-course-and-storytelling

#EndAlz
#Dementia
#NarrativeMedicine

Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling

Febuary 21, 2025 (10:30 AM CT)<br />Storytelling sparks awareness about dementia and empathy. We highlight views of authors writing for adults and youth through the books: Finding the Right Words, by Drs. Bruce Miller & Cindy Weinstein and Pipo, Don’t Forget Me, by Dr. Luis Martinez.

Knowledge Connection
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