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What Makes Them Rare? Woman’s beautiful poem urges healthcare providers to see the person as more than patient
As the primary caregiver for her husband Sean, who has battled a rare genetic disease since 2010, entrepreneur and podcast host Allison Breininger of St. Paul, MN, has met more than her fair share of doctors. As such, she knows healthcare professionals are often hyper-focused on data. But for more effective treatment that leads to better outcomes, Breininger says it’s crucial for doctors and nurses to practice good bedside manner, working to connect with their patients and caregivers as people. In a poem that’s been widely circulated in the caregiving community, Breininger evokes the upsetting feeling of being in the room with doctors and med students who focus only on medical anomalies or a…
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Thank you, Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
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DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER COLLABORATION SEEKS PLAYWRIGHT FOR NEW WORK BASED ON A POEM BY MAYA ANGELOU
DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER COLLABORATION SEEKS PLAYWRIGHT FOR NEW WORK BASED ON A POEM BY MAYA ANGELOU (Dallas, TX) Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT), Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Children’s Theatre of Madison and The Rose Theater in Omaha seek a playwright with meaningful experience working directly with youth to create a new work inspired by Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou. We intend this new work to serve ages 4-8. We envision collecting and utilizing the stories and ideas of youth living in each of our Cities to inform a play with music. The playwright will hopefully engage in residencies with youth in each of our Cities. We would like to uplift an…
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