Managing and optimizing your health can be challenging with any condition, and ADHD is no different. Living with ADHD brings its own hurdles in many areas of life, including emotional, social, academic, and professional. Fortunately, you do not have to navigate ADHD alone. A private patient advocate can help you understand and better manage your […]
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Rare Disorder or Misdiagnosed? How a Private Patient Advocate Can Help
Given a diagnosis that just doesn’t seem right for you? Maybe your symptoms don’t add up to what your doctor told you? Or…maybe you were diagnosed with a rare disease and not offered much treatment or support. If this sounds all too familiar, then continue reading… Sadly, this happens far too often. Why? Well, there […]
Cholangiocarcinoma: Your rare cancer isn’t so rare to us
World Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Day is February 20th of each year. This type of cancer is especially dear to my heart, as my brother, and best friend, just recently lost his battle after a 7-year-strong fight Cholangio… what? Many people have never heard of this long strange word. Cholangiocarcinoma is a long word that hopefully many […]
How do I choose the right Patient Advocate?
By now you have heard of the concept of patient advocacy, but how do you choose the right one? Perhaps you are struggling with a challenging medical condition and you are looking to get things better managed as soon as possible. So how do you choose the right patient advocate? Let’s discuss some ways to […]
Integrating Faith into Medicine
Caring for a loved one can be a full-time job. This may be a parent, child, sibling, partner or friend. It can be both emotionally and physically draining. Especially during the holidays, when everyone tends to have more on their plate, caring for a loved one can become increasingly overwhelming. You may be struggling trying […]
Caring for a Loved One During the Holidays
Caring for a loved one can be a full-time job. This may be a parent, child, sibling, partner or friend. It can be both emotionally and physically draining. Especially during the holidays, when everyone tends to have more on their plate, caring for a loved one can become increasingly overwhelming. You may be struggling trying […]
Health For The Holidays
It’s hard to believe that the holiday season has officially begun. People all over the world have started preparing for Christmas. It is a magical time of year, filled with holiday get-togethers, hot cocoa, baking, Hallmark Movies, tree-lightings, shopping, and other festivities. While many will describe it as their “favorite time of year,” if you or […]
How Can I Prevent Repeat Hospital Visits?
If you have symptoms that are not yet diagnosed, you may be led to repeated ER visits for symptoms of pain relief. You may need a specialized medical visit, but the wait is too long. Perhaps you saw a specialist, yet your symptoms were poorly addressed or your condition was undiagnosed? While a visit to […]
Are You a “Good Patient”?
I often hear this statement from new clients that I start working with. I have concerns with my doctor but I don’t want to bring them up because “I want to be a good patient”. Working as a healthcare provider myself for 15 years, I was surprised when I first heard this in my first year […]
Are You Properly Invested in Your Health?
Have you taken the steps needed to get out of this rut and actually get answers? Proper testing? Proper diagnosis? Proper management? Has your quality of life improved? If not, make the change now. Working with a private patient advocate can help you finally get answers to your questions and move forward with your health […]