Category: Hospital

H&W|Create Your Own Health Organizer

When an elderly patient came in without her insurance card or MyChart, it got me thinking — what if every patient, family, and caregiver had a simple health folder ready to go? Something organized, easy, and personal. Let’s talk about how to create your own Health Organizer — a tool that saves time, eases stress,…

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November 2, 2025

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Life|H&W|What Medicare’s New Telehealth Rules Really Mean

Why Patients Are Frustrated — and What Medicare’s New Telehealth Rules Really Mean By Lady Flava | Simply Flava Reflections on Healthcare TL;DR: COVID made virtual visits a lifeline. Now, as Medicare rolls back many of those telehealth flexibilities, patients—and the staff who care for them—are feeling the strain. 🌎 Who We Serve At Swedish Neuroscience,…

Lady Flava News

October 11, 2025

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H&W|The Energy of Our Space

🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection (Part 2) The Energy of Our Space Our voices carry energy, but so do the spaces we create. Patients and families don’t just notice our words — they notice how it feels to be in our clinic. Recently, I met a family visiting from another state. The patient was a spine…

Lady Flava News

September 29, 2025

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Life|H&W|The Journey of an Empath Working in Medical Environments

The Journey of an Empath in Medicine (non medical staff) I have always known that I am an empath—someone who feels the emotions of others as if they were my own. Over the past eight years in the medical profession, that gift has shaped everything about how I show up for patients, families, coworkers, and…

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September 5, 2025

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Blog Challenge|🖤 When Time Stopped: How the Pandemic Changed My Perspective on Life

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? 🖤 When Time Stopped: How the Pandemic Changed My Perspective on Life By Lady Flava They say time changes everything—but some moments in life don’t just change you… They crack you open. They demand reflection. They force you to see what’s…

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July 31, 2025

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Blog Challenge|60+|I Am Most Proud of My Ability to Care

What are you most proud of in your life? What I Am Most Proud Of in My Life God blessed me with the ability to care for others. I witnessed this gift in action through my parents, my godmother, and the elders who helped shape me. They were living examples of love, kindness, and selfless…

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June 15, 2025

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H&W|60+|Constipation

Constipation definition: a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. Calm Through the Chaos: Let’s Talk About Constipation Over the past year and a half, I’ve been on a journey of managing chronic pain—stemming from an injury that caused radiculopathy, compounded by the onset…

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May 12, 2025

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H&W|60+|Change The Pain Into Hope|TakeControl|Vol.4

Reclaiming My Healing: A Journey Through Pain, Mindfulness & Medicine Two weeks ago, I made a quiet but powerful commitment to myself: to explore whether I could manage my chronic pain through the Mind-Body Connection. It wasn’t a rejection of medicine—but rather a personal shift toward deeper mindfulness, intentional living, and holistic healing. I began and…

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May 7, 2025

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H&W|Calm Through The Chaos: Aging & Healthcare| Series 2: The Appointment and What Comes After

Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare Made SimpleSeries 2: The Appointment — And What Comes After Welcome back to Calm Through the Chaos. In Series 1, we talked about how to make a medical appointment and what to do beforehand to be prepared. Now let’s talk about what happens during the appointment — and just as importantly — what…

Lady Flava News

April 10, 2025

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H&W| Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare| Series 1: Making An Appointment

Welcome to My Health and Wellness Series for Seniors: Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare Made Simple Series 1: Making an Appointment Scheduling a medical appointment—especially for the first time—can be more complicated than people expect. Whether it’s for a primary care provider (PCP) or a specialist, being prepared can ease stress and help…

Lady Flava News

April 9, 2025

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