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Will Flanary: Health care, humor, and humanity
Known as “Dr. Glaucomflecken” to his 2 million TikTok followers, Will Flanary, MD, is using humor and his experience as a cancer patient to connect with people navigating a sometimes-complex health care system.
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Words to Leave By: Bridges Out of the Quiet Place
“I remember many things from my husband’s sudden cardiac arrest at 34 years old – the guttural, panicked sounds of his agonal breathing in our darkened bedroom; the timbre of his voice as a pocket of air passed through his
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Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) – performing CPR with instruction from a 911 dispatcher
Kristin Flanary describes what it is like for a layperson to perform CPR with instruction from a 911 dispatcher. Kristin describes all of the things that went through her mind as a young person unexpectedly called upon to provide 10
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Kristin Flanary’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rescuer Story
Kristin Flanary, Marketing Director, Wife & Mother, and SCA Rescuer (-aka- Lady Glaucomflecken), spoke to Avive about the night her young husband, Will Flanary, suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in his sleep. Kristin was unexpectedly called upon to provide
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Dr. Will Flanary’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Story
Will Flanary, M.D., a young and healthy Ophthalmologist and Comedian (known as Dr. Glaucomflecken), suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in his sleep. His wife, Kristin Flanary, saved his life by providing CPR. Will spoke to Avive about his experience, SCA
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Critical Illness Cosurvivors: An Interview with Lady Glaucomflecken
“We all will be at the receiving end of critical illness for ourselves or our loved ones. It is almost guaranteed. A family’s needs are the blind spot of the overstretched and dysfunctional healthcare system that needs to be addressed.
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Co-Survivors
“There are side effects to caregiving, and Kristin Flanary wants a health care system that recognizes the people who support patients when they leave doctors’ offices and hospitals. Before he had turned 35, Mrs. Flanary’s husband, Will Flanary, MD, had
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Medscape: Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now
Podcast interview by Dr. Eric Topol.
