2017-Dec-2 
Let’s learn to talk about this!

Dr. Sarah McQuide, a health psychologist from Baltimore guided us through practical aspects of living, thinking and talking about our experience with PN. Dr. McQuide wants us to grab onto good thinking and good talking and fend off the approaches that make bad things worse.

Dr. McQuide is the psychologist with a clinical team of neurological specialists from the Berman Brain and Spine Institute that works at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore (see their Brochure)

Using these simple, clear handouts, she discussed the psychological aspects of having a chronic condition like peripheral neuropathy, coping mechanisms, when & how to talk to others about our conditions, how caregivers can help, and the importance of caregivers’ psychological health maintenance. 

I hope to add a blog post discussing her recommendations.

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