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Tom and Jennifer Brokaw at Chautauqua Instititution

Patient Advocacy and Advance Care Planning

Tom and Jennifer Brokaw speak at the Chautauqua Institution about their experiences navigating the health care system as father and daughter, patient and advocate after Tom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

Jennifer Brokaw / July 29, 2015

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