You may be wondering what story has to do with healthcare. When most people had a primary care doctor, the doctor knew their “story.” Chances are the doctor knew
their parents and possibly even their grandparents.
Dr. Lindemann interviews healthcare professionals about the changes that have occurred in their practices over time.
Your doctor didn’t have to laboriously review your family history every time you went to the clinic because your doctor knew it without having to read an electronic medical record.
Roger Schank in Tell Me A Story, taught us a lot about how we rely upon story to remember our past and apply what we learned to new situations. We often “think” in
story format.
Too many doctors don’t take the time to listen to vour storv, vour concerns, or thoroughly answer vour questions.
The stories you will find here may fill some of the story space between you and your doctor.
