Simple joys make every day special. Fireflies, a really good cup of coffee, your favorite song, an evening walk, reading a book in bed, marveling at the stars...the list is truly endless! This Sunday on National Cancer Survivors Day, I plan on playing with my two dogs, soaking up
The below story was read at the 2012 Capitol Hill Classic. Boxer and actor Randall “Tex” Cobb once said “Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.” Fear has the potential to motivate and encourage you, something Julie Matthews understands well. Julie is
“I will recover fully, I will stay in remission, and I will live a normal life.” I created and recited this mantra throughout my treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Well, to be more specific, throughout my second go-round with leukemia. After three and a half years in remission, I
I recently joined an on-line dating service. I’m 32, I’m decent looking, I have a job I enjoy and family and friends I love. My motto is “go with the flow”…well, more specifically, my e-mail tagline is “When you come to a fork in the road, take
According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer survivor is “anyone with a history of cancer, from the time of diagnosis and for the remainder of life, whether that is days or decades”. I recently learned that the phrase “cancer survivor” was first used by a physician,
I just learned the term “patient activation”. It sounds like something New Age, like you’re getting ready to send the patient through some sort of technological device that will beep and buzz its way through the health care system, but it’s not nearly that exciting. Apparently, it refers
