Save Your Own Life: Be a Bad Patient
Written by Mandy on October 3rd, 2008 in Doctors, Emotional Issues, Family, In The News, Links, State of Health Care.
The necessity of advocating for ourselves when it comes to health care is detailed in a report by CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen. It is a piece of advice I shall take to heart.
“I learned that I must always remain in control, double-check everyone’s work, and trust no one completely. I must have been sheer hell to be around. But I know that my cantankerousness saved my life on several occasions.” - Actor and Author Evan Handler
- Actor Evan Handler says “bad” patients do better for themselves
- Nurses tried to give him drugs to which he’d had “horrendous adverse reactions”
- He forged a doctor’s signature on authorization slips to get faster test results
