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How Listening Could Revolutionize Healthcare | Beth Krause | TEDxUTD Salon
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-17 14:53
Hello everyone. Can I ask you a question. Have you ever had a bad hair day. What about a no hair day.Well, let me tell you about a time when I was 29 years old and a mother of four small children. I received um news, three small words that no one ever really wants to hear and that is you have cancer. Yep.This is me with my brother. You probably don't recognize me because I have hair now, but in that moment, my world went into a tail spin. I was thrust into tons of appointments, decisions, and treatments.But ...
Health Care Is a Conversation - Start Talking | Paige Heitman | TEDxMissouriS&T
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-16 17:26
In 2021, after months of pain and no clear answers, I finally had an endoscopy. Now, I was really healthy. I was in my mid to late 20s, so I didn't really expect a lot to come from that.However, I was shocked when I was diagnosed with indometriosis. This is a condition where a tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. This can cause pain, inflammation, and in my case, even infertility.Wow, was I shocked. My provider gave me two options. Have a partial hysterctomy or try to conc ...