Head over to our blog post at https://mparley.ca/blog-2/ to listen to a great video from a child with Down Syndrome!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2022/03/21/down-syndrome-too-bad-his-name-wasnt-up/

We did a previous series on tips for understanding your diagnosis and what questions you should ask your doctor to help you understand! But what good is understanding the diagnosis without understanding the treatment right?! Many times, treatment involves medication. People are often quite suspicious or concerned about medications and this is understandable. So here is M Parley's Quick Start Guide to Understanding Your Medication!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2021/11/04/m-parleys-quick-start-guide-to-understanding-your-medication/

“If I can still get COVID why should I take the vaccine. Aren’t vaccines supposed to prevent the disease?” So, let’s unpack this!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2021/08/13/but-the-vaccines-dont-prevent-covid-19/

The final episode in this mini series! 10 questions to ask your doctor to understand your illness! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2021/07/30/doctor-i-dont-understand-pt-3/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2021/07/09/doctor-i-dont-understand-pt-2/ Better outcomes of an illness derive from patient motivation and patient motivation is best come by through knowledge. A patient who truly understands his/her diagnosis is more likely to understand the treatment and therefore more likely to commit to it with a positive attitude which makes all the difference. So to this end we started our ten question guide to asking you doctor questions to understanding your illness.

Understanding your illness plays a big role in motivating you to adhere to treatment and produce better health outcomes! Sometimes you don't know what questions to ask to start to understand! This guide helps you with that! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mparley.ca/2021/06/23/doctor-i-dont-understand-pt-1/ Look out for parts 2 and 3!

Understanding in essential but denial is detrimental! In our first episode of our Patient Tip series we talk through diagnosis denial and how to overcome it! Also available on our Parley Blog! https://mparley.ca/2021/06/09/diagnosis-denial/ Stay tuned for more Patient Tips!

Dr Makini McGuire-Brown

M Parley

Sensible Talk!