Becky Sansbury
@aftrtheshock
Emotional Support Specialist | Rare Disease | Palliative Care | Author of "After the Shock" | former hospice chaplain | always a mom
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http://www.beckysansbury.com 16-01-2012 20:20:24
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Thank you Effie Parks for having me on Effie Parks (effieparks.com) to talk all things genetic counseling and testing! Make sure you listen to this episode, and subscribe to Once Upon a Gene! 🧬 #raredisease #genechat
“Mercy means compassion, empathy, a heart for someone’s troubles. It’s not something you do—it is something in you, accessed, revealed, or cultivated through use, like a muscle.” ~ANNE LAMOTT
“This is the greatest mercy I know, a loved one hearing and nodding, even if over the phone.” ~ANNE LAMOTT
My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes we write about it for Mayo Clinic Proceedings ❤️🩹Leonard Berry Gillian Grafton Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
“On a bad day you…don’t need a lot of advice. You just need a little empathy and affirmation.” ~ANNE LAMOTT
"The truth is we are all terminal on this bus. To live as if we are dying gives us a chance to experience some real presence. Time is so full for people who are dying in a conscious way, full in the way that life is for children." ~ANNE LAMOTT
“[Sober people] taught me that being of service, an ally to the lonely and suffering, a big-girl helper to underdogs, was my best shot at happiness.” ~ANNE LAMOTT
"Having a brother with a rare disease created a bond within the family that can't be explained. We are so thankful and proud of who we are because of it." - Matt Flesch #RareDiseaseSibling #WeekInRare Global Genes
"Preparing & coaching your healthcare team to have open, honest dialogues w/ pts about intimate partner violence is essential. Failure to screen & address this matter is dangerous, while doing so can save lives."-Michelle Patch, MSN Johns Hopkins Medicine tinyurl.com/2tmpzc9t