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Credits
Music by permission from Joey van Leeuwen, Boston Drummer, Composer, Arranger

John Lennon's Imagine by the InterPlay Company

Sponsored by Abridge

Thanks to these fine people who inspired me for this episode: Diane Gould, Mary Devlin, Mary Ulrich, Jill Woodworth, Mary Lawler, Mekhala Raghavan, Lauren Reimer-Etheridge, Julie Flygare, Sara Lorraine Snyder
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Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let's make some sense of all this.

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Proem
Greetings. The background music is John Lennon’s Imagine played by the InterPLAY Company Band non-profit music organization of 67 adult musicians with and without cognitive and other differences. They rehearse at Strathmore Hall in Rockville Maryland. Readers be sure to have a listen. Brings happy tears to my eyes.

Connection and community stoke my fires – a counterweight to Multiple Sclerosis and fatigue. Producing this podcast episode renewed my awareness of and gratefulness for connection and community in my life: Family connections, music connections; communities of podcasters and patient/caregiver advocates, decision support experts; leadership, storytelling,