Found this on my feed on my father’s 5-year death anniversary. The responses are equally touching. I remember the care team’s simple kindnesses that all made it a bit easier on the most difficult of days. One nurse rode down the elevator with us and walked us to the exit.
In my dad's last days, I asked the hospice nurse, an older woman from Alabama, "What is keeping him here? Why won't he let go?" She said, "Why honey, he's got the dementia. He can't find the door. When he finds the door, he'll be gone." 1/2
We've made it to the final 8 for the Rising Star in New Telehealth Innovation category for the 2022 UCSF Health Hub Digital Health Awards! The final winner will be announced at #HLTH on November 14th.
16. No one should be required to reveal personal and private information about their health, or the health of their families. We should have some grace and assume those wearing masks when not required have a reason to do so.
15. The first is that you can’t know by looking at someone if they are immunocompromised, live with someone who is, or has something else that makes them higher risk if they get infected. Does that describe me? As my 8 year old says, “None ya”. As in “None of your business”.
Today, at the #ATS2022 Respiratory Innovation Summit. It’s been a great day meeting passionate, talented folks rapidly developing novel ways to improve patient diagnosis and care 🫁. Here til 5pm!
Who's going to #ATS2022?
I'm presenting a poster at the Innovation Summit re: @ZEPHYRx_LLC x @CF_Foundation partnership for #RemoteRespiratoryMonitoring of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients during #COVID19. We worked with 300+ US CF clinics to facilitate access to lab-equivalent PFTs
Come visit us at #ATS2022 in just a few weeks - BOOTH# 1042!! We'll be showcasing live demos of our #remoterespiratorymonitoring solution.
We've also been selected for a poster presentation at the ATS RIS to present on Remote Respiratory Monitoring of CF Patients During COVID.
My colleagues are in Boston for #ISHLT2022! Meet our co-founder Mike DiCesare and join them for @davidweillmd's book signing -- avoid the FOMO that I'm having! 🫁
Attending #ISHLT2022? Swing by BOOTH# 208 and demo our #remoterespiratorymonitoring solutions for lung transplant. https://t.co/KFtCGQoZes
We're hosting a free book signing with Dr. David Weill's book Exhale. We’re giving away 100 free books!
https://t.co/cf6DMJ2RCS
@NickLachey sings the saddest slowest version of You Are My Sunshine. Only listen to elicit maximum tear production (in mama) during early morning postpartum feeds. (No but I loved it.) 👶
@use_ivermectin #Pregnant people who get #COVID19 are at increased risk of
👉🏽 Needing intensive care
👉🏽 Dying
And their babies are more likely to be
👉🏽 Born too soon
👉🏽 Admitted to the neonatal unit 1/
https://t.co/vgOg4tt4sH
Big news: NYC is starting an early phase of door-to-door vaccination for those who are homebound.
And now they just launched a way to add your name to a list of those interested: https://t.co/Gc120agjw3
Must be:
* NYC resident
* Eligible for vaccination
* Fully homebound
As an immunologist working on pregnancy, I know people have a lot of questions about the #COVID19#vaccine, #fertility, #pregnancy and #breastfeeding... 💉🤰🏻🤱🏾
This explainer summarises what we know so far (it's reassuring!) and I update it regularly...
https://t.co/Aw0S36nD2a