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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Greetings to all:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here is a link to a review about a book entitled <i>Navigating Healthcare When All They Can See is that You Can't</i>, published in the January edition of the Braille Monitor, the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210111.htm">https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210111.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The book itself can be purchased from the <a href="http://www.nbp.org/">National Braille Press</a> in a variety of formats, including plain text, large print, Microsoft Word, or braille—unfortunately, not audio—for $12-$14.50. A synopsis, lifted from the <a href="https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/NAV-HEALTH.html?from_search=1">page describing the book</a>, follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>______________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D515C'>Navigating our complicated health care system is essential for anyone interested in remaining healthy. If you happen to be blind, chances are you are familiar with the misperception by others of what our blindness means. >From technicians who try to help us take off our clothes in the dressing room to doctors who shine lights in our prosthetic eyes, we have all dealt with this phenomenon at one point or another. This is not a book about Obamacare or Medicare or any other sort of medical insurance. It is not a manual on choosing health care coverage plans. It is, rather, a look at how best to navigate those health care situations when "all they can see is that you can't." Deborah Kendrick looks at various health care situations, physically and programmatically, and explores which setting is most appropriate in given situations and what to expect when you get there. Sometimes, your strategies will involve techniques. Sometimes, they will involve technology. Always, they will involve attitude — your own and the ones you help manifest in those whose job it is to provide your health care.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D515C'>Table of Contents</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D515C'><br>Medical Disclaimer<br>Introduction<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 1: At the Doctor's Office</span></strong><br>Concierge Medicine<br>The Office Visit<br>Those Pesky Medical Forms<br>On with the Show<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 2: Outpatient Tests and Procedures</span></strong><br>A Handful of Tests<br>What About the Dog<br>Surgery and Other Outpatient Procedures<br>Same-Day Surgery from a Blindness Perspective<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 3: Emergencies</span></strong><br>Calling 9-1-1<br>In the ER<br>Walk-in Clinics<br>Urgent Care Centers<br>Minute and Other Retail Clinics<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 4: Hospital Stays</span></strong><br>The Room with No View<br>Blindness According to You<br>A Word About Gratitude<br>Be an Advocate and Bring One<br>Blind but Intelligent<br>The Planned Hospital or Rehab Stay<br>Short-Term Rehabilitation<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 5: For Blind Parents and Grandparents</span></strong><br>Stay Close<br>Getting the Picture First<br>Not Just Children<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 6: Managing Medications</span></strong><br>Braille Labels<br>Measuring Meds<br>ScripTalk<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 7: Using Technology to Narrow the Gap</span></strong><br>Evaluating Your Future Doctor<br>WebMD<br>More Search Engine Tips<br>A Word About Forms and Patient Portals<br>Seeing What's Around You<br>Monitoring Health at Home<br>Talking Scales<br>Smart Bluetooth Scale<br>Talking Thermometer<br>Talking Blood Pressure Monitor<br>Smart Blood Pressure Monitor<br>Talking Glucose Meter<br>Continuous Glucose Monitor<br>Talking Oximeter<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapter 8: The Art of Knowing When</span></strong><br>Knowing When Blindness Is an Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>______________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think that we all might find this book to be of help. Knowing the author, Deborah Kendrick, as I do, I believe this is an excellent read.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>