Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. The healthcare system and industry in this country is a complicated being. We’re dealing with Pharma, Hospitals, Consumers, Doctors, other Healthcare Professionals, Insurance, Patients, Manufacturers, and more. Needless to say,… Continue Reading “MedNexus: You’re Not Just A Consumer”
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Category: Chronic Illness, Reviews/Sponsored PostsTags: ankylosing spondylitis, anxiety, chronic costochondritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, chronic pain, Chronically Kristin, depression, education, fibromyalgia, healthcare, MedNexus, patients, research, rhinitis, search engines
Posted on December 16, 2015
by Kristin M. Johnston
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I could say a lot of reasons why I haven’t blogged in weeks. But I won’t. It just hasn’t happened. I have a lot of posts in the queue, but not much action on them. Words are stuck. There’s a lot of things going… Continue Reading “We’re Getting Real Around Here”
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Category: Chronic IllnessTags: ankylosing spondylitis, costochondritis, depression, feelings, fibromyalgia, funk, FX, health update, honesty, life, rhinitis, you're the worst
Posted on September 30, 2015
by Kristin M. Johnston
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If I had to pick a constant in my life, something I hear and work towards continuously, and something that has been under the microscope for the past week and for the next three days, what would it be? That’s easy: patient first. Patients.… Continue Reading “Patients: If You’re Not First You’re Last”
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Category: Patient AdvocacyTags: ankylosing spondylitis, care, chronic disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic life, chronic pain, Chronically Kristin, costochondritis, depression, epatient, fibromyalgia, health, healthcare, mayo clinic, medicine x, medx, patient advocacy, patient care, patient engagement, rhinitis, stanford med x, transform, txfm
Posted on September 26, 2015
by Kristin M. Johnston
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I’m currently out in Palo Alto, CA attending the Stanford Medicine X #MedX conference. A few hours into Day 2, and I know I need to get some thoughts down and try to dissemble the jumble of words floating around my head right now. Also,… Continue Reading “Home Is Wherever I’m With You”
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Category: Patient AdvocacyTags: ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, blogger, chronic disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, chronic pain, Chronically Kristin, conference, costochondritis, depression, disease, education, epatient, fibromyalgia, health, health system, healthcare, invisible illnesses, medx, palo alto, patient advocacy, patient forward, rhinitis, stanford medicine, stanford medicine x, stanford university, technology
Posted on September 13, 2015
by Kristin M. Johnston
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Whoa! So sorry everyone. I have been seriously MIA lately. I can claim being busy, and tired, and stressed (all of which are pretty much always true), however I think I just fell out of a routine. I will try my best to get… Continue Reading “Decisions Right Now, Decisions For Life”
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Category: Chronic IllnessTags: ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, autoimmune, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, blogger, chats, chronic diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, chronic pain, Chronically Kristin, costochondritis, depression, disease, drugs, fibromyalgia, mary free bed, mary free bed rehabilitation hospital, pacemaker, pain center, rhinitis, spinal cord stimulator, spine
Posted on August 10, 2015
by Kristin M. Johnston
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Hi everyone! How are all of you doing? In a couple days I will have a comprehensive recap and update for everyone on my first few appointments with the Mary Free Bed Rehabiliation Hospital Pain Center Program. Before that, I wanted to give you… Continue Reading “A Health Update (August 2015)”
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Category: Chronic IllnessTags: ankylosing spondylitis, autoimmune disease, chronic diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic life, chronic pain, Chronically Kristin, costochondritis, depression, fibromyalgia, health, health update, medical marijuana, methotrexate, pain, rhinitis, spine, symptoms, tremors
