January 24, 2012 - National Storytelling Network

Physicians Emphasize Importance of Storytelling to Advance Patient Care

Medical, Storytelling It's News! / January 24, 2012 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

University of California, San Francisco News (San Francisco, CA), January 24, 2012 Summary: Two doctors who have learned the art of telling stories are convinced that it has become indispensable to top-notch medical care. “A slow cultural shift over the past 20 years led by television — from “St. Elsewhere” to “ER” — has been […]

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Blue Lightning, an essentially true Gerrell Family Story

by Saundra G. Kelley Listen to story My dad was 10-years-old when his father died. Left with two sons, three daughters, an overworked farm and a herd of Spanish cattle, the family worked hard to survive. The hurricane season after my grandfather’s death could have been a disaster if not for that young boy, and