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Compassion & Courage Podcast: Conversations in Healthcare with Dr. Rafal

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In this episode of Compassion & Courage, Marcus Engel interviews Our Heart Speaks founder, Keith Rafal, MD. The two talk about extending compassion and building a community that can be mindful. Come join two experts in the field of compassion and listen to their own story of growth and how they are applying it to patients and families.

 

Listen to the interview here

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The transformative power of medicine to offer hope and emotional wellbeing

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My grandmother was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in 2015. At first, she and my family were relieved – the medical team informed us it wasn’t a life-threatening condition, but rather a disease that was “annoying”. Fast-forward to today, the medical team wasn’t wrong. She is now healthier than ever from a procedure; however, over the 3-year battle with the disease, our perspectives were forever changed.

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A Tribute to Great Man

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Our Heart Speaks remembers and pays tribute to a man who has lived a life of meaning and purpose while giving so much to others.

Travis Roy a promising 20-year-old hockey star, moments into his first collegiate game suffered a spinal cord injury which rendered him paralyzed from the neck down.

Subsequent to his injury, he devoted his life to raising awareness for spinal cord injuries and inspiring others as a motivational speaker.

Travis was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston University, ...

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