WOC 2016: Caregiver in Chief

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October 13-15, 2016Detroit Marriott

Renaissance Center Detroit, MI

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Crystal Lee, MD• Born & raised in Detroit, MI

• Graduated from Martin Luther King Jr/Sr High School

• Graduated from Alma College

• Completed Medical School at Wayne State University

• Trained at Detroit Receiving, Harper Hospital and Cleveland Clinic

• Currently a DMC Internal Medicine Physician

“To me the greatest gift of a physician is the ability to serve others”

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DENNIS DOBBS • Married young • 3 year old son diagnosed

with autism near start of career

• Challenge to find sitterso Decision for wife to

stay at home o Single income

householdo Far from

home/support network

• Upward movement• Move closer to family• VP of Fortune 500

company

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A.D. WILLIAMS2 CONCURRENT CAREERS

- SYSTEM ENG MANAGER- 19 YRS USAF ACTIVE/RSV

FAMILY DYNAMICS- SINGLE/NO KIDS- ONLY CHILD - MOM, 1:11 (8 GIRLS/3 BOYS) SARCOIDOSIS (1989) CHEMICALLY INDUCED DIABETES (2000) PNUEMONIA~4XS (2009) LUNG TRANSPLANT (2010 BLADDER CANCER (2016) - FATHER 1:14 (4 GIRLS/10 BOYS)- DAD 1:4 (1 GIRL/3 BOYS)

ADULTING SINCE JAN 2009

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WHO ARE YOU?!...TOMORROW- MEDITATE/PRAY - LAUGH

- YELL/CRY - EXERCISE/DANCE/WALK

- HOBBIES

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