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This comic originally appeared in the Ramsay community newsletter. Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator.

Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator. Her recent TED Talk, How Comic Strips Create Better Health Care, has been viewed more than half a million times.