As a cancer patient, it can be challenging to ask questions of your health care providers. You might feel intimidated, worry about taking up too much time or want to appear informed about your condition. But asking questions isn’t a weakness — it’s an essential part of taking charge of your health. Breast cancer survivor and journalist Rochelle Broder-Singer🖊️ says keeping a running checklist of questions for her medical team was essential. "Having that piece of paper in hand helped me remember what I wanted to ask and gave me the courage to actually do the asking. I set it up as a checklist, and that checklist held me accountable," she explained. Many readers have asked too see Rochelle's checklists and now they're published! Explore her questions for each stage of her cancer journey: https://loom.ly/81TpcCM
You are so on point with being your own Health Care Advocate in all aspects of of healthcare.
You’re amazing.
I’d love to hear from others what questions they asked – and what questions they wished they’d known to ask, or to ask earlier. Comment here or message me.
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1dThank you for sharing your story and helping others!