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  • Kia ora Deb, This is inspirational. I am a neuropsychologist and author of articles and books about rehabilitation and patients' and their families' experiences following brain damage,...
  • ...information about someone, then you're safe. In my memoir that featured the end of life experiences of twenty-one of my patients, it took a year for me to find some of the patients family members. Two executors...
  • ...ave had it a couple of years ago when dealing with my own father's decline. It is such an important subject. I love that you are an "advocate for patients" too. This is so necessary. M...
  • Ugh; I intensely dislike having my photo taken. How in the world should I portray myself when I'm writing about my hospice patients?  I truly want a black and white photo. Is b&w n...
  • ...work and to communicate effectively with physicians if something goes wrong. It's tentatively titled "The Whole Body Health Guide for Bewildered Patients." I taught medical students f...
  • Indeed. Most of my beta readers took a few weeks to read my manuscript. It's not the type of book to be read quickly; I would love if the reader would ponder, contemplate and reflect on the stories of my beloved hospice patients.
  • I forget to invoke the serenity prayer for myself (I use it with my patients) so I appreciate its application here. And the cover is to die for. Thanks!
  • ...sit here thinking about your 'blank canvas' and how does one begin again. I also treat a lot of PTSD and this story will likely resonate with my patients, again I will order a copy an...
  • ...st. What moved to the page was so exciting - remember these are cancer patients! - that everyone left glowing...lore and to hear what was WORKING on the page gave each of the writers/patients a feeling of great achievemen...
  • ...mined those feelings for some of the most powerful material ever. Effortlessly. (And some of the best humor to boot--that wacky humor noir cancer patients specialize in.) All because I...