Patient Rights. Patient advocacy is a concept that most people think they understand, but they probably don't comprehend its scope. In its simplest terms, patient advocacy regards any activity which ultimately benefits a patient.
Jacob Peter Gowy's The Flight of Icarus. In Greek mythology, Icarus (the Latin spelling, conventionally adopted in English; Ancient Greek: á¼´ÎºÎ±ÏÎ¿Ï, Ãkaros, Etruscan: Vikare) is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth.
Icarus [(ik-uh-ruhs)] In classical mythology, the son of Daedalus. Icarus died tragically while using artificial wings, invented by his father, to escape from the Labyrinth. When Icarus flew too close to the sun, it melted the wax that held the wings together, and he fell into the sea.