@grammato3
Sorry for late reply. Ive got so much feed back on here, its hard to keep up.
Adaptability has become my go to. Like you said, I try to write down questions the second they come up or I lose them in the rush around of appointments I have. But I still end up walking out of oncology like “dang, I forgot to ask.”

And boundaries with friends or family that one is huge. I know you care. Is usually all I say an its saved me from a lot of unhelpful advice. I do feel bad when I do that tho.
And I appreciate you seeing that knack for writing in me. 🙂 Freelance health writing is something I haven't heard of. If you have names of publications that pay and treat patient voices well, I’d love to hear them. Distributing proceeds to orgs like the one you mentioned feels like a good idea.