Why Creating a Medical Résumé Was the Best Way I Could Take Care of My Family Members, and Myself

As a first-generation Latina, I’m used to having to translate for my Spanish-speaking family members when I accompany them to their doctors’ appointments. In fact, I was the one who most often took my Abuela to the doctor. Despite writing down all of her medications, the dose she took, and why she took them on a piece of paper, my Abuela insisted on carrying all of her pills in a shopping bag when she went to see the doctor.