Greetings from CancerLand: Splendidly Imperfect 50/50

Posted January 30th, 2012

Last time I checked, cancer is not a comedy. No way. No how. Not even close. Maybe that’s why I was so disturbed by the movie trailer for 50/50 when it first appeared on TV last year. For some unknown reason, they seemed to be marketing this cancer movie as a comedy. Seriously. Even though […]


The CancerLand Bookshelf: A Taste of Caregiver Poetry

Posted January 18th, 2012

The sun is shining brightly for a wintry day in mid-January, but the wind is howling and the temperature’s dropping. So it seems like a no-brainer to stay home and work on indoor projects today.


I wish u knew

I wish u knew… My lessons learned in oncology

Posted January 10th, 2012

Dr. Glatstein shares some of the important lessons he has conveyed upon the many oncology professionals he has trained.


Where Do I Find the Miracles?

Posted January 9th, 2012

That was the question from a friend of mine. He’s the father of a six year old boy, husband of an oncology nurse recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He, like millions of us, is seeking the miracle of a cure for cancer.