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I find that this title is the one that keeps coming back to me. Why? Because I have said on numerous occasions that once I was diagnosed I went “through the looking glass” to the other side and no matter how much my life may start to look like my old life from the outside, [...]
This is a musical blog, so I hope you have some time. Click on the links and enjoy some great music. I’m a big Lyle Lovett fan. He’s a great song writer whose songs bend several musical genres: country, blues, gospel, rock. He often tours with his Large Band, a 16 piece Texas swing band [...]
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010 Time: 12:30-1:30PM EST Ask the OncoLink experts your questions about the issues facing young adults before, during and after cancer treatment. View the transcript of this event below. Issues Facing Young Adults After a Cancer Diagnosis This month’s experts include: Christine Hill-Kayser, MD is a Radiation Oncologist at the Hospital [...]
My inner voice was screaming. I am REALLY bad at remembering dates. I don’t have a clue as to my parents’ birthdays (I think my mother’s is in June, my Dad’s in May, maybe), their anniversary (February?), my sister’s birthday (May?). I do recall my brother’s birthday was in September. There are dates I really [...]
I am, as best as I can describe it, a Roman Catholic. I was raised in the church, have had all the appropriate sacraments for a person of my age, and attend mass (most of the time). I would be most accurately described as a “cafeteria Catholic”. That is, I pick and choose those Catholic [...]