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Lisa Machado is a Toronto-based writer and health advocate.
As a physician, nothing will tell you more than simply asking someone how their illness impacts their lives and listening closely to their answers.
We have perhaps gotten too used to hearing about health care underfunding and staffing issues. But we can't afford to stop talking about it.
Will this be the year that patient and caregiver engagement become a real thing? And how do we stay on course? Just ask someone with lived experience.
If that’s the best we can do, we haven’t learned anything about dignity, respect, and authentic life enrichment