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The Open Door
On Friday I was painting a picture of blood in a park.It is a beautiful painting that seems at first serene, but as one looks upon it more deeply there is an undercurrent of stress. It is the jacket...
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Hospice cards: Greeting Card Universe Steps Up
I wanted to post an update in the continuing saga of my request for Hallmark to create hospice cards. At this point the petition has over 4,000 signatureson Change.org. While Hallmark has yet to...
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Moving
Recently, I delivered one of my favorite types of speeches: a speech with Dr. Ted Eytan! On April 26th, 2013 I delivered a Patient Engagement Panel Speech at The Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Informatics...
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Keeping it Real
This is my second year painting an image that represents the wonder that is Medicine X at Stanford. The painting this year is called “Such as These.” The title is a literary reference to the New...
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Seek and You Shall Find
On April 15, 2013 I enjoyed my first visit to Austin, Texas!!! I was super glad to visit another gem of a quirky town after spending 3 years in Lawrence, Kansas in the late 90s. (I hope some day to...
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Mother's Helper: The Tale of Henry Lent
Recently my new friend Mindy from Greeting Card Universe emailed to let me know their company not only makes hospice cards; they also make non-traditional Mother’s Day cards. They make Mother’s Day...
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Patients as Brand, Advocates
I love earPlanes.Do you know what I am talking about? earPlanes are these little earplugs that were created by Cirrus Healthcare products to reduce ear pain when flying. The device consists of a...
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Stair Steps
This is story about the jacket painting of TomEvans, MD. If you read Tom’s biography you’ll see many accomplishments in his long career. He has succeeded at so many things. He is President and CEO...
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My Baby
I love to paint and I love the paintings I create. Like many an artist, I can be very protective of my work. Artists can show this love and protection in many ways. Some artists want to sue the...
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"Independence Day"
My children often laugh at my rather empty cache on iTunes. For a very long time I had downloaded only one song and that was Martina McBride’s “Independence Day.” If you need a refresher on that song...
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Thank God for Mississippi
I have attended quite a few medical conferences over the years where health professionals from states that are struggling to improve their healthcare ratings remind the crowd that they may be bad, but...
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The View From Below
The public comment of Regina Holliday on “A Prototype Consumer Reporting System For Patient Safety Events”(I have placed the slide image below in many of my speeches since September to encourage people...
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Power Suit
The other night at dinner my youngest son Isaac said from the depths of his seven year old wisdom, “A human is the only animal that wears clothes.” He then went back to chewing his food as I nodded in...
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Patients Included
Patients IncludedIn September of 2011 ePatient Dave asked me to paint a painting depicting his concept of "let patients help." I painted a painting of patient on stage before a crowd. This was a...
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#MergeLive
If you visit the corporate offices of Merge in Chicago you will see a well designed space with a touch of candy. You will see modern tech next to vintage video games. As wandered around their offices...
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The Walking Gallery Year Three
This is the third year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. We now number 230 members walking around the world with patient story Paintings on our backs. This "walking wall" is changing minds and...
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Silent No More
I was honored to paint a jacket for fellow widow Alice Mwongera. You can find her on twitter as @voice_patient or on Facebook. She decided to speak out and try to change the world.Alice lives in...
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Return Flight
When I paint about members of the Walking Gallery, I learn such amazing things. I see blog posts written before twitter was even born. I read books that describe tragedy and learn about rare and...
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Lab Power
I love Google image search. I must admit when I research someone I begin with pictures. Pictures can tell you so much about a person. I thoroughly enjoyed researching Lisa Donnarumma as the picture...
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The Landscape of a Life
This weekend I painted Donna Cryer’s jacket in a park filled with children. I was running a booth at a local fair and representing Christ Lutheran Church, my art and the wonder of playing with Legos....
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