Here is your chance to obtain an autographed copy of e-Patient Dave's (Dave deBronkart) wonderful book "Laugh, Sing and Eat Like a Pig -How an Empowered Patient Beat Stage IV Cancer
(and what healthcare can learn from it)".  

Dave's Message in this book:

4,000 people a day (in the US alone) discover they have cancer, and face that moment of “What on earth do I do NOW??” I know that feeling. Some look for what to do next; others don’t even think they can do anything — they just think they’re screwed and go into depression. This book is about hope, getting it in gear, and going “e.” (E-patients are “empowered, engaged, equipped, enabled, and educated.”)

I’m committed to a world where healthcare works better – and not just for patients but for the people whose work is to deliver care. I agree with the words of Charlie Safran MD, who said patients are “the most under-utilized resource” in health IT, and I think it applies to all of healthcare.

Also included is Dave's new booklet "Facing Death with Hope".  This book does not say “Think lovely thoughts and you’ll live forever.” To the contrary, it says:

People who’ve faced imminent death share a certain awareness. If you’ve just joined those ranks, welcome. You should know, some of us live through it, and some don’t. You will be one or the other.

There are no guarantees. It’s not scientific to expect extraordinary results; but neither is it scientific to deny hope. This booklet’s about being awake to life, for as long as we have it.  

Healthcare today has unprecedented challenges. Let patients help.