I've been busy working on, and was honored to deliver, this talk at the Johns Hopkins Survivorship CME today. I had the auspicious task of starting off the day by addressing the "patient experience" of survivorship and, like all of their speakers today, I only had 15 minutes! In the early days of my survivorship, … Continue reading The power of story in survivorship
Month: April 2017
Light in the house
It was early one morning, and the light was beginning to stream in the upstairs windows at my mom's house, when I was awakened by a knock at the door. I peeked out the window to check for a car in the circular driveway. There wasn't one. That wasn't good. Our house wasn't in a … Continue reading Light in the house
And on Saturday, nothing happened
"The waiting is the hardest part." - Tom Petty "Seriously, if you love me at all, just put me in a drug-induced coma and wake me when it's over." - Me It's Holy Saturday, otherwise known as The Day When Nothing Happened. It gets lost amid all the flashier days of Holy Week but it … Continue reading And on Saturday, nothing happened
Just for a second
I was putting some clothes in a bag today to give to Goodwill, and, just for a second, I thought, Save one of those button-down shirts just in case one of the kids needs a backwards art smock in the fall. Sometimes, I forget they are all grown up. Just for a second. I still find myself … Continue reading Just for a second
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