Bookedited by Peter M. Kellett.
Contents:
Introduction
Narrating patienthood: voicing, empowering, advocating
Narratives of patient experience
From stories to discoveries
Cultural communication competency as a two-way street
If I die, who will tell their stories?
Narrating patienthood: differences that matter
African Americans and hospice care
"Can you please direct me to a doctor that has a heart?"
Exploring the effects of patient-provider communication on the lives of women with vulvodynia
Queer patienthood
An autoethnographic account of navigating patienthood as a person with hearing impairment
Narrating patienthood: intersections of communication and the personal, relational, professional, and cultural
From consumer to community-based researcher
The gendered nature of generosity in post-hysterectomy "dear honey" letters
The narrative journey and decision-making process of plastic surgery patienthood
Narrative sense-making in systemic lupus erthematosus
Healthy mother, healthy baby
Ableist Biases
Index
About the contributors.