How often in your cancer journey have words failed you? I’m an English teacher, so I have a high regard for the power of words to express the jumbled emotions of coping with serious illness as patient or caregiver. But sometimes there are no words. That’s when I tend to go to bed and pull the covers over my... Read more
If you are having so much trouble deciding between the villa in Italy or the ski chalet in Switzerland for your second vacation home that you might buy them both, then this column is not for you. If you just took a third job because your rent went up and you are having trouble putting food on the table, this column may not be not for... Read more
It’s just a cyst. It’s just an infection. It’s just a rash.
I’ve heard these words so often that I’ve decided they name a new disease: itsjusta.
People fear cancer. And women fear breast cancer probably more than any other type. Unlike cancers that do their dirty work... Read more
I’ve fantasized that Ed McMahon is standing at my doorstep with that million-dollar check. I’ve tapped my toes to Michael Jackson’s tunes. I’ve admired Farrah Fawcett’s beauty and talent. But none of the “celebrities” who died this week have affected my life as much as Jerri... Read more
Almost every day I hear about a new food study. Food A stops cancer! Two weeks later—Food A causes high blood pressure. It’s so hard to decide what to eat that many people just throw up their hands and ignore research that could make their lives better.
So how do you make sense of all of the hype... Read more