“ We're not hunter-gatherers anymore. We're all living like patients in the intensive care unit of a hospital. What keeps us alive isn't bravery, or athleticism, or any of those other skills that were v… Neal Stephenson
“ In the Awakenings movie I found it very interesting that the most profound awakenings in the catatonic patients occurred in 1969, the year that the Aurora Borealis was seen from N.Y. to Louisiana. It… Steven Magee
“ In order to master compassion, you have to spend time getting to know monsters. When you can do that you will see that there are no monsters, only people that acted like monsters because no one gave t… Shannon L. Alder
“ What patients seek is not scientific knowledge that doctors hide but existential authenticity each person must find on her own. Getting too deeply into statistics is like trying to quench a thirst wit… Paul Kalanithi
“ Sometimes what a person expresses in their eyes is more than all the books you could read on suffering. Shannon L. Alder
“ Key message to all patients: Let go of all negativity and empower your body through your positivity. Widad Akreyi
“ If you knew how the journey was going to end, you could afford to be patient along the path. Joseph J. Ellis
“ There are more than 9,000 billing codes for individual procedures and units of care. But there is not a single billing code for patient adherence or improvement, or for helping patients stay well. Clayton M. Christensen
“ In the absence of any therapy, the mentally ill of the 20th century were chained, shackled, straitjacketed, kept nude, electrocuted, half-frozen, parboiled, violently hosed, wrapped in wet canvas, con… Antonella Gambotto-Burke
