Also anyone have a picture of his wounds?
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Your tldr is one of the best I've ever read. (I read both)
Agree with everything you said - especially the "take care of themselves" - truer words, and whatnot. My main problem is the "one size fits all" approach to people's ability to read and understand things. But, at the same time, this is why there are "this is not a toy" and "don't ingest" warnings on plastic bags and bleach.... sigh...
Taking time to explain things on people's level is one my specialties. I've explained circulation in terms of plumbing and heart problems in car terminology... but when dude with a blood sugar of 500 on his 5th hospital visit this year tells me in between bites of pancake that he knows more than me because he's been a diabetic for 28 years and he reads Google, then the problem no longer lies at my feet.
I work with some brilliant cardiology people on a regular basis, and I often hang out a few minutes after they leave whenever we see patients together to make sure that they understand all the complicated shit that just fell out of the NP/physicians mouth because most people have a hard time saying that they don't understand what a provider is saying.