Living at Home with a Health Concern Perhaps you or a loved one has been sent home from the hospital or same-day surgery with a pile of instructions and you don't know where to begin. Ruth can help you sort out your instructions about what to eat (or not eat), when to resume activities, when to set up appointments. She can help create schedules and easy reminder tools, provide more specific meal ideas, and coordinate resources for you. Ruth can take the time to know all of you, not just your knee or what you need to do for your stomach or heart so your plan gets coordinated into something that fits for your whole life.
Information and Resources Have you been given a diagnosis or are seeking a diagnosis and you want to search out further reliable information? It's easy to get lost in so many resources--some credible, and some not. Ruth can help you cull through the volumes and boil things down into clear data and options and help you form questions for your physician. She can also connect you with additional resources in the community that would be of support to you. Becoming an Empowered Patient If you have an important health care appointment scheduled, get help to plan and make the best use of your time with your physician or other provider. Ruth can help you reflect on what questions you would like to ask, what issues you need to raise, and how to communicate all that you are currently doing on your health journey. She will help you sort through all the information running through your head to create a great plan.