An advocate for team-based practice through sharing her experience as a patient by stressing that patients deserve the best care possible--comprehensive, high-quality care through efficient and effective teamwork from an interprofessional team. She shares her story not from the perspective of an expert but rather as her experience as a patient. An advocate for team-based practice through sharing her experience as a patient by stressing that patients deserve the best care possible--comprehensive, high-quality care through efficient and effective teamwork from an interprofessional team.` This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx