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So, let\u2019s talk about the deadly effects of delayed care, misdiagnosis, and delayed diagnosis as seen in the story of the late \u201cCompton Bohemian\u201d, Jessica Pettway\u2026

Have you ever brushed off a diagnosis even after experiencing signs and symptoms that aren\u2019t normal to you?

Have you gone through delayed care or a diagnosis from a healthcare provider you thought would help treat you?

Just two weeks ago, famous YouTuber and beauty influencer Jessica Pettway died from stage 3 cervical cancer after having been misdiagnosed. Before her passing, Jessica disclosed that she had been misdiagnosed with fibroids in July 2022, only to be accurately diagnosed with cancer in February 2023.

This speaks a lot about the sad truth of how many people and healthcare providers brush off diagnosis on a day-to-day basis, thinking \u201cI\u2019ll get to it later\u201d, although unfortunately, for many people, the time for \u201clater\u201d does not come.

And that\u2019s exactly why I\u2019m here in the system \u2013 to make sure that less people will do or go through that.

Jessica Pettway isn\u2019t the first; won\u2019t be the last. But if you\u2019re listening to or watching this episode, I want to make sure that you\u2019re not the next.

Because again, a delay in care or a delay in a decision for medical diagnosis can have deadly consequences.

How can we make sure that we\u2019re empowering ourselves for better health?

Why you need to check this episode:

• Recognize how bias in our healthcare system causes misdiagnosis, delayed care, and delayed diagnosis, and how these three can cause deadly effects on patients;
• Discover the science behind vaginal bleeding along with some signs and symptoms to look out for; and
• Find out what happened to popular YouTuber Jessica Pettway, and why it\u2019s crucial to understand the \u201cwhy\u201d a.k.a. do history-taking

\u201cThis is where I want alarms to ring for anyone who is watching or listening to this. When you have something that is occurring to you that is different, that is now affecting the way you typically or normally live your life, you need to be ringing some bells and seeking professional help, even if you have a couple of people tell you that it\u2019s normal.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

\u201cAs a healthcare provider, I\u2019m going to champion ourselves and understand that we\u2019re not superhumans, we\u2019re not robots, we\u2019re not computers, we\u2019re not machines, and yes, we can miss things. And that\u2019s why as a patient, there\u2019s a decision that the patient needs to make to make sure that you give all the evidence and you give all of whatever that healthcare provider needs to make the right decision for you.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cA lot of people and healthcare providers are brushing off diagnosis on a day-to-day basis thinking \u2018I\u2019ll get to it later.\u2019 But for a lot of people, \u2018later\u2019 does not come.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cWhen we talk about vaginal bleeding, the first thing and one thing that my attendant used to always tell me \u2013 understand the \u2018why\u2019; and the \u2018why\u2019 always starts in a history taking. There\u2019s plenty of lab and imaging tests that we\u2019ll get into, but if you get a great history, the story tells itself.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cWe got to figure out the \u2018why\u2019. The \u2018why\u2019 is the most important question in medicine. If you understand the why, medicine is so easy\u2026People who have difficulty in medicine typically don\u2019t understand the \u2018why\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

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