The Take-Charge Patient

The Take-Charge Patient, by Martine Ehrenclou, is a GRATE book! Not just a 'must read' but a 'must DO!' Being released today, May 15, 2012, I hope that people consider this for summertime study and gift-giving.  Graduations from high school used to be a time for me to give a set of tools that people most usually need for putting together furniture and hanging things on walls: now I might consider giving them a copy of this book!  Father's Day -- plus the gift of time for organizing the father's records is another idea.  read more »

Martine Ehrenclou, M.A., is an award-winning author, patient advocate and speaker. Author of the multiple award-winning, Critical Conditions, and her newest health book, The Take-Charge Patient, Martine is focused on empowering patients so they become experts on how navigate and take charge of their medical care. With her last book, Critical Conditions, and her newest book, her mission is to bring to light the importance of being an advocate for others and for ourselves.  read more »