Posted by Kath on May 24, 2006, at 14:58:13
In reply to What Deneb gave to the presentation, posted by AuntieMel on May 24, 2006, at 13:33:42
Exactly!!!!! That's what I wondered about - it made it real & human. Wonderful!
K
> When we first started, there was a pretty large amount of scepticism from the attendees. They started with asking questions like 'what about predators' and 'won't people get bad medical information'
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> Some of us tried to tell them that we know each other pretty well, and that we feel like a family. And we told them that if there is bad medical information, someone will debunk it.
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> But when Deneb talked, you could see the light come on in their eyes. They GOT IT. I saw that we watch out for each other, that we are an addition to the doctors, not instead of, that we can actually help them do their jobs and we don't interfere.
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> It was an amazing sight. Truly amazing. She got through to them what none of us could have.
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> Afterwards the questions were more along the line of 'how can I start one in my country' and 'what is your url so I can give it to my patients.'
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> Because of her, it resonated.
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