Unusual People: A Caregiver's Manual

Un-Usual People is a

part-memoir, part-instructional manual consisting of evidence-based premises, patient

and caregiver stories, suggestions on required knowledge and skills, and

solutions used in the art and act of providing healthcare. The subjects are a

combination of regular and special-needs patients who seek and receive medical attention,

diagnoses and therapies and the caregivers and healthcare personnel who provide

the CARE. The ability to Communicate, connect, and cooperate, Accept and

appreciate, Relate and explain, Energize and encourage comprise the acronym of

effective healthcare. How patients are treated and behave, plays a major role

in the response to medical care and the final outcomes. Honesty, cooperation,

positive attitude, trust, adherence to the treatment plan and appreciation are

essentials for the patients. Open and sincere communication, hope, skill, and knowledge

are the working instruments of healthcare delivery. The basic premise is that

every human being has value and deserves to be treated with respect.