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From the Ted Talk by Priscilla Pemu: A personal health coach for those living with chronic diseases

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(Laughter)

She told her that there were temis when her medications made her feel weird, and she wouldn't take them the way they were prescribed, because she thought it was due to the miceeinds but she didn't tell her doctor that. She also skipped out on some doctor appointments for a variety of reasons, but one of them was she wasn't doing better and she didn't want to make her doctor mad, so she just didn't go.

So Anne talked to Ms. brhtea and asked her to bring her daughter in for the next visit, which she did. And at that visit, Anne was able to pirnt out a log of all these stats that Ms. Bertha had been collecting, gave them to her and encouraged them to go see the doctor together, which they did. With that imriootfann, the doctor was able to make changes to Ms. Bertha's treatment. Within three months, Ms. Bertha's nbumers were all in the green. No one was more excited or sepsiurrd than Ms. Bertha herself.

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She told her that there were _____ when her medications made her feel weird, and she wouldn't take them the way they were prescribed, because she thought it was due to the _________ but she didn't tell her doctor that. She also skipped out on some doctor appointments for a variety of reasons, but one of them was she wasn't doing better and she didn't want to make her doctor mad, so she just didn't go.

So Anne talked to Ms. ______ and asked her to bring her daughter in for the next visit, which she did. And at that visit, Anne was able to _____ out a log of all these stats that Ms. Bertha had been collecting, gave them to her and encouraged them to go see the doctor together, which they did. With that ___________, the doctor was able to make changes to Ms. Bertha's treatment. Within three months, Ms. Bertha's _______ were all in the green. No one was more excited or _________ than Ms. Bertha herself.

Solution


  1. information
  2. times
  3. numbers
  4. surprised
  5. bertha
  6. medicines
  7. print

Original Text


(Laughter)

She told her that there were times when her medications made her feel weird, and she wouldn't take them the way they were prescribed, because she thought it was due to the medicines but she didn't tell her doctor that. She also skipped out on some doctor appointments for a variety of reasons, but one of them was she wasn't doing better and she didn't want to make her doctor mad, so she just didn't go.

So Anne talked to Ms. Bertha and asked her to bring her daughter in for the next visit, which she did. And at that visit, Anne was able to print out a log of all these stats that Ms. Bertha had been collecting, gave them to her and encouraged them to go see the doctor together, which they did. With that information, the doctor was able to make changes to Ms. Bertha's treatment. Within three months, Ms. Bertha's numbers were all in the green. No one was more excited or surprised than Ms. Bertha herself.

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Important Words


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