As a grassroots organizer for the Safe Patient Project of Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, I have the honor of collaborating with an extraordinary network of advocates, most of who endured a personal medical harm experience and had the strength to channel their suffering and loss into patient safety advocacy through policy and public awareness. Two of these amazing advocates in our Safe Patient network are mothers Helen Haskell and Julia Hallisy of the Empowered Patient Coalition, who are using their experience and wisdom to help patients and caregivers avoid...