So moving and lovely. You are such a special soul, and I love the way you relate to your patients and to the world. You are such a gift, and I'm grateful to get to read your words and thoughts.
I love both parts especially which values and commitments you chose to illustrate. Will you be attending IHI in March? I'm co-teaching a workshop you might appreciate.
I love these calligraphic samples. It’s amazing how many ways thoughts can be defined visually. I was just speaking with my son in law Ryan (Shuangyi’s husband) about various levels of being able to visualize what someone else is describing. Shuangyi, for instance has a synesthesia where musical chords show up, each as a distinct color arrangement that has remained consistent for years; this has allowed her to memorize complex zither compositions because the visual aspect of each chord enhances memory. I told Ryan I’d recently met a woman who had no capability to form a mental image of anything, including faces. Before she found out that she had aphantasia, she always thought other people were talking metaphorically when describing dreams, or memorable scenes from a trip. So I imagine how difficult it would be to memorize a primarily pictographic alphabet where the visual symbology referencing another object (a heart, for instance) cannot be conjured without a functional ‘mind’s eye’. Thank you for your thoughtful posts. Happy Valentines Day. D
So moving and lovely. You are such a special soul, and I love the way you relate to your patients and to the world. You are such a gift, and I'm grateful to get to read your words and thoughts.
Thank you for your kind words and reading my letters!
This is lovely. I have restacked. Thank you for providing such a compassionate, thoughtful example for us all to follow.
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The power and beauty in you words, your thoughts, how you treat people... beautiful ❤️
Thank you. <333
I love both parts especially which values and commitments you chose to illustrate. Will you be attending IHI in March? I'm co-teaching a workshop you might appreciate.
Tell me about the workshop!!
I just sent you a direct message copy and pasting from the workshop details.
I love these calligraphic samples. It’s amazing how many ways thoughts can be defined visually. I was just speaking with my son in law Ryan (Shuangyi’s husband) about various levels of being able to visualize what someone else is describing. Shuangyi, for instance has a synesthesia where musical chords show up, each as a distinct color arrangement that has remained consistent for years; this has allowed her to memorize complex zither compositions because the visual aspect of each chord enhances memory. I told Ryan I’d recently met a woman who had no capability to form a mental image of anything, including faces. Before she found out that she had aphantasia, she always thought other people were talking metaphorically when describing dreams, or memorable scenes from a trip. So I imagine how difficult it would be to memorize a primarily pictographic alphabet where the visual symbology referencing another object (a heart, for instance) cannot be conjured without a functional ‘mind’s eye’. Thank you for your thoughtful posts. Happy Valentines Day. D
Wow, fascinating. It pays off to take an interest in people and their experiences. Thank you for sharing.