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Cindy Throop’s personal story of Participatory Medicine

e-Patient Dave | October 24, 2009

Like our contributor Sarah Greene, DC resident Cindy Throop was moved by Paulo Freire’s book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. “The patient revolution must come from patients,” Cindy says. “We can educate and inform patients, but ultimately only patients can speak for themselves.” Here is her personal story of participatory medicine in action in her own [...]