ConnectCare MD

04/29/2026

Spring Cleaning? Don't forget to include your medications! Learn more with the April edition of ConnectCAREs --read more here: 👉www.ConnectCareMD.com/Newsletter

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04/16/2026

04/15/2026

Caring for a loved one is one of the most meaningful things you can do — and you don't have to do it alone. 💙
I am proud to announce my partnership with the Ontario County Office for the Aging to bring a brand-new caregiver support service to our community! I will be right by your side at your loved one's next medical appointment as your personal physician advocate — and will provide an easy-to-understand summary of the visit the very next day, so everyone stays informed and no one feels left behind.
📞 Call NY Connects at 585-396-4047 to find out if I can help you and your family navigate medical appointments with confidence and clarity.

04/13/2026

This morning was spent… on hold.

First, 24 minutes with the provider’s main 800 number.
While waiting, I was told I could use the online chat instead — perfect… or so I thought.

I was connected to the wrong facility.
Then transferred to the “right” person… who couldn’t answer my question.
I was given yet another number to call.

Meanwhile, the hold music finally ended — only for me to repeat my story, get transferred again… and be disconnected.

Another call back.
Another “different” extension.
And finally — the opportunity to leave a message.

45 minutes… just to ask a question about an upcoming 15-minute procedure.

This is the reality patients and families face every day.

This is exactly why I created ConnectCare MD.

No holds. No music.

One physician.
Direct access.
Clear, accurate, and timely answers — when they matter most.

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04/06/2026

Caregiving comes with a lot of “Is this normal?” moments.

Through ConnectCare MD, I help families navigate those questions every day.

If this sounds helpful for you—or someone you care for—I’d love to see you there. Join us Wednesday for a conversation on aging, brain health, and support for caregivers—and feel free to share with someone who may need this. 💬

03/31/2026

I have celebrated 33 Doctor's Days in my life, but today was my favorite.

During my journey, some Doctor’s Days were filled with the routine: ear infections and everyday care.

Others called for emergent intubations and life-saving decisions.

Still others were spent post-call, fighting to stay awake on the drive home 36 hours after the day began.

But today, I’m especially grateful.

Grateful for a Doctor’s Day that was also a daughter's day. One without urgency or exhaustion. One where I was a doctor AND a daughter, grateful for the gift of spending Doctor's day with my dad.

Whether you are newly matched or a veteran doctor, Happy Doctor's Day-I hope today was your favorite.

03/23/2026

Loved engaging with a great audience last week at Schottland YMCA's Active Older Adults - ensuring their next medical appointment is a more productive and stress free one!

03/19/2026

For me, Colon Cancer Awareness Month is deeply personal.

My only brother and amazing friend, Michael Tenebruso, was a beloved son, father, brother, friend, principal and coach who was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer in his 40s.

Despite multiple surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation, he passed away at age 50—the very age when his first colonoscopy would have been recommended under the old screening guidelines.

Throughout his battle, Mike never stopped showing up with strength, courage, and kindness—qualities that inspired our family mantra: "Be Like Mike." Today, I carry that message forward by urging you to take care of your health.

In 2021, three years after Mike died, colon cancer screening recommendations were revised and now include an initial screening colonoscopy at age 45. A colonoscopy may not be glamourous, but it is YOUR opportunity for early cancer detection and better survival.

Unfortunately, Mike didn’t have this opportunity—but you do. In honor of Mike and Colon Cancer Awareness Month, schedule your colonoscopy today.

💙 March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Wear blue, spread the word, and most importantly—get screened.

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03/16/2026

When I traded my stethoscope for solopreneurship, I thought the teamwork I lived for was left behind. I couldn't have been more wrong.

At the hospital, teamwork was everything — everyone moving toward the same goal, always patient-centered. Communicating, sharing ideas, lifting each other up. I didn't just love it. I thrived in it.

When I went solo, I told myself it was just part of the trade-off. You work for yourself, you work alone. I accepted it. But I never stopped missing it.

Then Michelle Barbaro from and I came together to co-present for social workers at a local hospital. Our two logos on the same slide. Our two voices in the same room. One shared goal.

And just like that — teamwork was back.

Here's what I know now that I didn't know then: nowhere is teamwork more important than when you're a solopreneur.

You don't have to leave it behind. You just have to find it in a new way.

So grateful for you, Michelle. 💙 Barbaro

03/12/2026

Loved the opportunity to connect to so many social workers who uplift, defend and transform every day ! Happy Social Work Month!

03/09/2026

02/20/2026

The sadness & uncertainty of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance underscores something many families know well: caregiving today often happens across town, across state lines and like Nancy’s daughter Samatha, across time zones.

Like Nancy, many older adults live independently, supported by technology. Cell phones. Video doorbells. Cameras. Health monitoring devices.

Tech-savvy homes and medical devices may help us survive, but it’s the human connections which allow us to thrive.
Connections from people in our lives who care, notice and listen. Regular check-ins from families, communities, faith groups and neighbors. When Nancy unexpectedly failed to join friends for church services, it was these connections, not her tech-savvy home or even her pacemaker that alerted remote caregivers that something wasn’t right.

It’s been said that it takes a village, but when it comes to remote caregiving, the human connection IS the village. And when distance makes it difficult to be present at medical appointments, having a trusted physician advocate by your loved one’s side matters. ConnectCare MD offers advocacy for them, clear communication for you, and peace of mind for everyone.
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