New #podcast! 🎙️ I talk with @LGlaucomflecken about the vital role of co-survivors after cardiac arrest. Her advocacy & story with Dr Glaucomflecken are inspiring. Listen & learn why co-survivors matter: scauk.org/YCYd
#CoSurvivor #SCA #Glaucomflecken
@lglaucomflecken.bsky.social
See you soon in 240-241! #AHA25
If you’re at #AHA25, don’t miss this session on Saturday afternoon!
❤️🩹 Impact of Caregiver Burden on Cardiovascular and Brain Health
⏰ 3:15 - 4:30 PM (CST)
📍 240 - 241
PUTT President Deborah Keaveny lays out the problems with #PBMs and what we all can do about it with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social & @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social!
Catch the Episode Now!
megaphone.link/TCAHH9152241...
#podcast #PharmSky #MedSky #patientsbeforeprofits
Unfortunately, yes. They didn't mean it in the way that it sounds, but it still stung.
On the worst day of someone's life, your words have the power to further traumatize or to bring whatever comfort can be found.
Choose carefully.
You may not remember the encounter. They never forget it.
**"I would have liked it better if you had seen him collapse."**
One sentence can echo in someone’s mind for years. Be intentional, especially when things are hard.
Small kindnesses become lifelines.
An offer of a warm blanket. A referral to a social worker. A kind, “How are you holding up?”
These are remembered more than clinical details.
They tell the co-survivor that someone sees and understands their pain, and they will be cared for, too.
The co-survivor's world is cracked open by the thought of losing the person they love, the responsibilities that now fall on them, and the weight of making decisions while traumatized or grieving.
The illness may not be contained in their body, but they are suffering from it, too.
Co-survivors are navigating trauma of their own.
When a patient faces a critical illness, so do the patient's closest loved ones.
If a person is accompanying someone to an oncology ward or an ICU, their two bodies might be separate, but their lives are most likely intertwined.
Healthcare professionals are trained to focus on the patient during a critical illness.
After all, they inhabit the body that contains the wound, the dysfunction, the disease that threatens their life.
But there’s someone else in the room who has been deeply affected by the very same pathology.
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: typeshare.co/kristinflanary/posts/day...
Screenshot of an essay titled 'Day 1: Why I'm Getting Back to Writing Online.' The essay discusses the author's enrollment in a course called Ship 30 for 30 by Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole. It lists reasons for returning to writing, including the need to clarify thoughts, establish a daily writing habit for structure, and raise awareness about co-survivorship. The author expresses intents to explore themes of co-survivorship, caregiving, trauma-informed care, mental health support, and young adult experiences with life-threatening illness over the next 30 days. They invite readers to join in the journey and encourage sharing of questions and stories.
It's time. 👩💻
Teared up at @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social & @glaucomflecken.bsky.social written reflection on his 2020 cardiac arrest.
“Even if our individual memories are stuck in our own heads, the trauma – and the healing – are collective.”
Such an imp truth for patients AND healthcare workers.
#adverseevents
I had a great time talking with 2 of the best people on social media - the most badass duo of @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social and @glaucomflecken.bsky.social - about why fighting misinformation still matters! And of course, fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl. Cause we are sadly not done hearing about fentanyl.
Thinking about physician well-being a lot lately. #Medsky, what would have to be true for you to experience less burnout, depression, anxiety, etc.? Even if it is impossible, I’m curious what it would be.
I feel very lucky to have heard @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social speak today. She told the incredibly powerful and moving story of saving her husband’s life with humor and tenderness. The whole office was in tears. Co-survivors are lucky to have her as an advocate.
This is so kind, thank you!
It’s time to get angry.
Oh, not that one. I am referring to “quiet” in a healthcare setting.
Quiet. If healthcare workers say it’s quiet during a shift, it’s jokingly-not-jokingly considered tempting fate.
Is there a term that comes to mind for things you’re not supposed to do or say in medicine? For example, “the Q-word” #medsky
Not quite yet, but she’s a huge fan of @neildegrassetyson.com
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😆 Nothing like teenage angst at the holidays
This kid. She’s 12. 😳
