Tag Archives: 73 cents

73 Cents, The film starring…Regina Holliday



On a mission I saw the http://73centsfilm.com/the-film/ for a second time this weekend, at Our City Film Festival, in Washington, DC. Hard to believe that we are almost at 4 years since the mural was started. And still really really hard to believe that Regina (@ReginaHolliday) started painting within a week of her husband’s death. [...]

Photo Friday: Activist Ignites A Movement For Patients Through Art And Story – Kaiser Health News



What could a patient possibly spot in a record that a doctor or nurse wouldn’t, the doctor asked. Holliday told him about how Fred’s doctors had ordered a walker for him but it never arrived. Had she been reading the record, she could have asked about it. She told him about how Fred’s record indicated [...]

“The movie is called 73 cents and maybe of interest to your readers”



It only took 4 years to receive this e-mail pitch. Now, I’m just waiting for the one that promotes the film “73 cents, starring Julia Roberts….”  Dear Dr. Eytan, Yachad, a DC non-profit, is sponsoring a film festival called Our City Film Festival, which will take place on March 9 and 10. This festival features [...]

Regina Holliday’s Medical Advocacy Blog: Non-compliant (Ted’s Second Jacket)



We are the non-compliant ones. Do you know what compliant means? It means docile, willing, obedient, manageable and submissive to an excessive degree. Ted may be a doctor. I may be a patient. In this we are one, out and proud.  We are non-compliant. We question authority.  We question folks who say “That is just [...]

Non-compliant: The story behind #Teds2ndJacket , told side by side by Regina Holliday and Ted Eytan



"Non-compliant" a jacket for Ted Eytan

Here’s the story of my second Jacket. Regina Holliday’s ( @ReginaHolliday ) version on the left, my version on the right. Comments always welcome. “Non-compliant,”by Regina This is a jacket for my friend Ted Eytan. This is his second jacket and it depicts his story. He has been a member of the Walking Gallery for [...]

Taking care of business at #HealthFoo: Nomination Letter, Regina Holliday, Health IT Policy Committee



View ’2012 Health Foo Day 2 12411′ on Flickr.com My letter – text is below Almost 3 years to the day (May 28, 2009), I wrote a blog post entitled “Is it meaningful if patients can’t use it?”, that detailed my first meeting of Regina Holliday ( @ReginaHolliday , blog ). In it, I wondered if the then-unannounced [...]

Photo Friday: Isaac Holliday, Bubbles….and Milo



View 2012 American Hospital Association Meeting and Jacket Presentation 11909 on Flickr.com I chose this photograph of Isaac Holliday, wearing his jacket entitled “Feelings,” which he designed himself, with a little help from a famous local artist and also his mother, Regina Holliday ( @ReginaHolliday ). In the photo, Isaac is playing with the bubble [...]