Category: Care Team
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H&W|Preparation For Discharge After Surgery
If you or someone you love is scheduled for surgery, don’t wait until discharge day to figure out what will be needed at home. Where will the patient heal? Is the bathroom easy to reach? Who will prepare meals, pick up prescriptions, and help with everyday tasks? Recovery begins before surgery—with a safe space, the…
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H&W| Life Helper
Needing help does not automatically mean losing your independence. Sometimes you don’t need a full-time caregiver. You may simply need a trusted life helper—someone who can walk beside you, provide encouragement, or assist with a few clearly defined needs. In today’s Health & Wellness, I’m sharing the win-win plan I created to help my grandbaby…
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RealTalk|Every Role Matters in Patient Care
Before a patient ever meets their surgeon… they meet us. From the first call to the final outcome, every role shapes the patient experience. When you’re part of a team that supports world-class care, it’s more than a job… It’s responsibility.
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H&W|Listen To Your Body
Listening to my body during a storm reminded me how powerful awareness, support, and speaking up at the right time can be — especially when weather, pain, and timing collide.
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H&W| When Sitting Still Hurts
🌿 When Sitting Still Hurts: The Connection Between Constipation and Back Pain By Simply Flava Let’s be honest — constipation isn’t glamorous to talk about, but it’s something so many of us quietly deal with. Between long hours sitting at work and stress that tightens everything (including our gut), it’s no wonder our bodies start to…
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Life|65|The Power of Resourcefulness
The Power of Resourcefulness Resourcefulness is what happens when things don’t go according to plan. It’s about staying calm, using what you have, and finding a solution that works. A recent example: faced with a patient who didn’t speak English, the official option would have been to call the translator service, wait on hold, and…
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Life|Raising the Standard Quietly
🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection Raising the Standard Quietly Sometimes leadership isn’t about titles, meetings, or authority. It’s about quietly seeing what needs to be done and stepping into it — without drama, without complaint. Recently, I noticed that several days of inter-office mail had not been checked. Instead of letting it pile up, I posted…
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H&W|🌻 Flava Wellness: Pain, Breath, and Balance
🌻 Flava Wellness: Pain, Breath, and Balance Living with radiculopathy and arthritis has taught me more than I expected — not just about pain, but about myself. Early on, I noticed something: my anxiety and anticipation of the pain often made it worse than the pain itself. I would tense up, worry, and expect the…
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H&W|Hey… We Tried: A Day in the Life of Real Healthcare
Hey… We Tried: A Day in the Life of Real Healthcare By Lady Flava Some days at work flow smoothly. Others? They spin like a record on the wrong speed—and somehow, you just keep dancing with it. Today was one of those days. It started with one patient. One appointment. One family visiting from out…
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60+|🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do?
🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do? By Susan “Lady Flava” Koshi As our loved ones age, the systems around them become harder to navigate—from healthcare to housing to basic daily needs. That’s where elder advocates step in. But what do we actually do? An elder advocate is more than a helper. We are protectors,…
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