Caring Voice Coalition
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Caring Voice Coalition is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with chronic illnesses through financial, emotional and educational support.
Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
Have you ever seen your favorite celebrity back on screen after a long time and noted a slight change in them. If yes, then it is natural to wonder what has even happened. Is it due to any diet plan that the person has followed, or are they ill? The same happened with Andrea Bocelli ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
“Sharon Castellano Torledsky shares her decades-long journey coming to terms with narcolepsy” Most of my long-term friends and family still think of me the way I was before narcolepsy. I had so much energy and didn’t require a lot of sleep. I would go, go, go. I was like a hurricane. I have dyslexia, but ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
CVC Director of Patient Services Lauren Ruiz explains the basics about balance billing. Balance billing is already a hot topic this year in health care. Of course, like many health care practices, most people don’t understand or hear about balance billing until they experience it—in the form of an unexpected bill for hundreds or thousands ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
As the holidays end and the New Year begins, tax season looms large for all of us. Many people are more than happy to file their returns as soon as they receive all the tax documents, knowing a nice refund awaits that may be automatically deposited into their bank account. For others, filing taxes is ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
Animals are providing more patients bright spots in the midst of difficulty, thanks to a growing arena of health research. Almost any patient can request visits from dogs as part of Dogs on Call at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center in Richmond. The program’s volunteers have heard “so many” success stories, says Dr. Sandra ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
The world is currently undergoing an unprecedented stressful event. It’s a tailspin to say the least. Despite our best efforts, stress somehow does manage to find its way into our lives. Burnout is at an all-time high. The caring voice team constantly researches new ways in which we can counter or even negate the effects ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
The world is currently undergoing an unprecedented stressful event. It’s a tailspin to say the least. Despite our best efforts, stress somehow does manage to find its way into our lives. Burnout is at an all-time high. The caring voice team constantly researches new ways in which we can counter or even negate the effects ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
The role of genetics—in researching, predicting, diagnosing, preventing, and treating rare and chronic illnesses—is dramatically expanding. The Caring Voice community spoke to leaders in genetic medicine about what that means for you and your loved ones. What would you do if you could take your DNA and unravel all the secrets contained within? What would ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
2y ago
The Incredibly gifted Bob Marley once said that when the music hits you, the pain disappears. There’s probably no one better than Bob to speak the innate abilities of music to heal. Bob, the face of Jamaica and undoubtedly, the person who took Reggae music mainstream, himself underwent a 4-year grueling battle with terminal cancer ...
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Caring Voice Coalition
3y ago
Update Since publishing this interview in 2014, Chloe was diagnosed with pulmonary venoocclusive disease (PVOD) and congestive heart failure. In 2020, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was kept on life support for 21 days. She had to undergo a double lung transplant and in 2021, she performed live again with her oxygen tank in ... Read more ..read more