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Thanksgiving 2022: Status, Activities, Musings

Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats
6 min readNov 21, 2022

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Time for gratitude and appreciation for what is. Update on Health Hats, the person, family, music, connection, and activism. New feature: Nuggets from the Mine

The awesome circus of life

2-wheeled minivan. Nine family members (4 children) on one scooter. One in bucket and one in backpack
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My dear readers, listeners, and watchers, do your heads spin as mine does in this awesome circus of life? So much to take in, process, and react to — or not. I don’t even pretend to keep up. My curiosity and fascination with life, people, stories, motivation, and connections continue unabated. I’m grateful to discover gobs of inspiring work almost every day. However, every few days, I need to integrate the shiny objects I discover and re-prioritize my activities.

Before I tell you about some of my ongoing and upcoming projects, my activism focus has shifted. Not off patients and caregivers but realizing that I’m old. If I could have changed the world, it would have happened already. I don’t have the keys. I don’t have the energy to change the ‘system.’ I do have some experience, wisdom, and power — underline the some. Rather, I’m delighted to work with younger people who have different ideas, methods, and more energy than me. My priorities of…

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Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats
Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats

Written by Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats

Empowering people traveling together toward best health. Pt with MS, care partner, nurse, informaticist, leader. Focusing on learning what works for people

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