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The Paintings of The Medical Advocacy Mural Project: 2009-2015
I began my advocacy mission in 2009 inspired by my husband Fred Holliday II and our fight for patient data access while he was continuously hospitalized at five facilities in eleven weeks. I started...
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Cinderblocks 3: Agenda
(This page is always improving with new information as I have it. So please check back for updates!)Cinderblocks 3: The Partnership with Patients Continues is an art and medical conference that will...
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The Walking Gallery Year 6
This is the sixth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. We now number over 300 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences...
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How to make a tire planter
This is a medical advocacy blog. So some of you may wonder what does tire planters have to do with healthcare?This summer in Grantsville, MD, colorfully painted tire planters edged the side of Route 40...
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The First to Fall
On August 10, I was so excited to share that we had reached another milestone in the Walking Gallery. Five years into our patient rights movement we had reached 400 members! I even shared the...
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Color It Blue
I flew to St. Louis, Missouri to attend the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference August 16-17, 2016. Xerox Healthcare hosted me and I would be painting in their booth. When I arrived, I walked...
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Unfinished
Yesterday, August 27 was the celebration of Jess Jacobs life in California. A few members of the Walking Gallery were able to attend. They represented the 396 members who could not be there. We all...
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Regina Holliday – on Patient Advocacy
Recently, planners of an upcoming event asked me some questions and here are the answers. 1. How would you define the role/responsibilities of a “patient” advocate?The patient advocate can be...
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One to Grow On
When I was a child we looked forward to our birthdays with joy and trepidation. Yes, we would get a few presents, a birthday cake and for a few very fortunate children there would be a birthday party...
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#Cinderblocks4 Coming May 18-20, 2017!
#Cinderblocks4:The Walking Gallery Gathers is a patient led medical conference held in the beautiful mountains of rural Western Maryland. This is a destination event and the spirit of the conference...
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Opening Doors
I was recently at a small gathering of friends hosted by the amazing Christine Kraft. I was asked if there was anything that could be done to help my work. I told them, "I need help paying for...
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Cinderblocks4: the agenda
Cinderblocks 4: The Walking Gallery Gathers is an art and medical conference that will be held in Grantsville, MD at Penn Alps Restaurant and at Little Crossings by The Cornucopia Café May 18-20, 2017....
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The Walking Gallery: Year 7
This is the seventh year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. We now number 432 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where...
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The #HIT100 and Jess Jacobs
One year ago today, I was at the maker fair in Accident, Maryland. 3-D printing, children painting, and Lego creations surrounded me. In this maelstrom of creativity, I learned that Jess Jacobs had...
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The Many Hats We Wear
This is the 5th year of the Cinderblocks patient-led conference in Grantsville, MD. We meet each May and renew our will to fight for better healthcare for us all. This year our theme is 'the many...
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ALICE Training and Why We March
For many years I have helped in school classrooms as a parent volunteer and a guest art teacher. In the fall of 2017, I began substitute teaching as well. Part of the process of becoming a substitute...
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#Cinderblocks5: The Agenda
Cinderblocks5: The Walking Gallery GathersThank you to our Diamond Cinderblock Level Sponsor:May 16, 2018- Community Dinner (This not an official part of Cinderblocks event but fun to attend.) The...
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The Walking Gallery Year 8
This is the eighth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. We now number 453 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where...
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#Cinderblocks6 Agenda
Cinderblocks6: Conference Day 1We thank our Sponsor: Learning Health Community On Thursday, July 18 we will meet at 9:00 am the WoodmenLife Hall at 168 Miller Street, Grantsville (near the tennis...
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The Walking Gallery Year 9
This is the ninth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. We now number 466 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where...
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My First Sermon at Journey in Faith Parish: Hoffman, Horner, St. Mark's, and...
I am very honored to be with you today at an in person worship service. For the past five months so much of life has been lived online. Friends are seen through facebook, supplies are ordered on Amazon...
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The Walking Gallery Year 11: July 22, 2021-
We number 466 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where often there isn't a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience....
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Cinderblocks 2022: Conference Day 1(Still need to register? Do so here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinderblocks-2022-tickets-258545706167)We thank our Sponsor: Learning Health Community On Tuesday,...
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Cinderblocks 2023
Pre Conference Gathering: May 23, 2023 at 7pm An evening of Remembering Casey Quinlan at the Art Studio at 189 Main Street in Grantsville, MD 21536 Cinderblocks 2023: Conference Day 1(Still need to...
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Cinderblocks is back! This year it will be held at the campus of Trinity Lutheran Church. There is a hiking trail, outside pavilion, and an indoor hall with a stage. We hope to see you there!...
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