Patients Helping Patients

Tara's Blog: "After years of moving around running from myself, I have settled in Victoria and decided to heal my inner angst through what I call bibliotherapy. Books are my refuge, my self-prescribed anecdote for peace and contentment. I share my passion with others of like-minds who seek non-conventional reprieve from the torment of mental illness."

What are the users’ committee and the in-patients’ committee?

The members of the users’ committee and the in-patients’ committee are the guardians of users rights. These committees must ensure that users are treated with respect and in recognition of their rights and freedoms. They are an important voice for users to communicate with the MUHC.

Respect for the rights of users, the quality of the services and satisfaction of the patients are the foundations which guide their actions. They must have a particular concern towards the most vulnerable patients and work to promote improved living conditions for in-patients.

"A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care."

 

An accomplished speaker and writer in his professional life before his illness, today Dave is actively engaged in opening health care information directly to patients on an unprecedented level, thus creating a new dynamic in how information is delivered, accessed and used by the patient. This is revolutionizing the relationship between patient and health care providers, which in turn will impact insurance, careers/jobs, quality of life and the distribution of finances across the entire spectrum of health care.

This is the place for news about Erella's medical challenges and some images from her books. With very creative drawings, Erella captures thoughts and feelings potentially felt by patients everywhere.

In March of 2008, Daniel Stolfi was diagnosed with Acute Non-Hodgkin's T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that would need equally aggressive chemotherapy treatment over the following two years of his life. Just when his acting career in the big city was starting to take off, he needed to put it all on hold to embark on the most physically, mentally, and emotionally draining journey of his life. While battling Cancer, Daniel lost his Hair, his Appetite, his Strength and his Sex Drive.

The most tragic of all, he lost his ability and his desire to Dance. In Cancer Can't Dance Like This, Daniel invites the audience into his fight with a number of comedic monologues, musical numbers and character portrayals of his lost attributes to the disease. The question: can Cancer out dance the Dancing Machine?

This website was developed by cancer survivors and people with chronic health conditions. In their experience anything you can do have more control through your journey with a chronic health condition or cancer is essential.

This website was developed and funded by the H S A Foundation.

The “Voices of Survivors Foundation” is devoted to exploring what ‘Survivorship’ means to the individual ‘Survivor’, whether they are recently diagnosed, in-treatment or post-treatment, in a variety of documentary formats. Each ‘Survivor’ helps define what this means to not only themselves, but also gives insight to others who are on this journey as well, either as a ‘Survivor’ or a ‘Co-Survivor’.

The face of cancer is one that has been portrayed as that of only older people or children for so long, but that face is not reflective of whom cancer truly affects. It affects us all! We become a ‘Survivor’ when we first hear those three words: “You have cancer.”