{"id":14271,"date":"2025-01-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=14271"},"modified":"2025-02-18T03:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T08:12:18","slug":"the-big-questions-annette-ross-author-and-disability-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/the-big-questions-annette-ross-author-and-disability-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Questions &#8211; Annette Ross, Author and Disability Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this episode of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/podcast-sub-category-listing\/?category=bigquestionswithjohn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Big Questions with Big John<\/a><\/strong>, host Big John talks with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mr47kce4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Annette Ross<\/a><\/strong>, who shares her profound journey from a promising career in finance to becoming a disability advocate after a life-altering medical malpractice incident during childbirth. 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Annette reflects on her resilience, motherhood, and the importance of communication in patient care, ultimately emphasizing the need for a more compassionate approach in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"The Big Questions - Annette Ross, Author and Disability Advocate\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGYz9xsWc_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" 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