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A Walk in My Shoes: Empathy In Action
I have never been scared when it comes to my health or healthcare procedures. Having blood drawn? Doesn’t bother me. Surgery? No biggie. Stepping on the scale? Well maybe. Being sick for weeks with no diagnosis in sight? They’ll eventually figure it out. Being tested...
Living a Life of Comfort & Convenience
Today on my walk I listened to a sermon from Passion City Church. About halfway through the sermon, the preacher said, “Comfort and convenience are not fruits of the Spirit.” As I continued on my walk, this statement stayed top of mind for me. As I reflected on his...
Life As We Knew It
Life as we know it has changed. Life isn’t the same. Our normal changed overnight. We are in uncharted waters. We’ve been thrown into the unknown and it wasn’t our choice. Normal is gone and just as we thought we might be getting through the worst of it, our social...
A Voice for Healthcare
This past week I spent an enormous amount of time thinking about and praying for my healthcare friends. My heart aches for them. Healthcare has drastically changed overnight and what my friends have to face every day is heavy. As I read their post on social media, I...
A Small Touch of Hope
Today my son may play his very last baseball game of his career and all I can think is “this wasn’t how it was supposed to end.” I’m heart broken. I’m sad. I’m angry. And really it just isn’t about the baseball either, it’s the events that have played out this week....
The Caregiver – The Unsung Hero
In healthcare we tend to mostly pay attention to the patient. Family, care providers, friends, pretty much everyone, focuses on the patient, and rightfully so. We check on the patient to see how they are doing. We ask if they need anything and what we can do to make...