Tomorrow morning I am delivering a keynote address -- "Happiness in a Storm: Embracing Life Through and After Cancer" -- at the 9th Annual Converence for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer.
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A recurring theme of this blog is that Healthy Survivors don't try to reinvent the wheel; they find out about and take advantage of available resources that can help. If you or someone you know is a parent of very young children and dealing with cancer, you need to know about a fabulous new resource:
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A February 22nd NYTimes article by Pam Belluck invites readers to take a look at a huge, hidden problem in America: child caregivers. I hope you can find some time to read the article, watch the embedded video clips and then scroll through the readers' comments.
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When I was in practice and had too many things to do at once, I'd resort to writing a "holding note" in a patients chart: "Patient seen and examined. Orders written. Full note to follow." Well, this is my holding note for my blog.
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In an earlier post, I introduced the topic of responsibility: What do Healthy Survivors owe their friends and loved ones? And what do friends and loved ones owe the Healthy Survivor?
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Tammy Rivers. (applause) Tammy, please email me to claim your prize: an inscribed hardcover copy of Happiness in a Storm. Congratulations!
Why is this announcement late? Why have I been postless for a few days?
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My last post addressed children's need to have a safe place to express whatever they are feeling when a parent has cancer. What if the "kids" are young or middle-aged adults?
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Family illness can be tough on kids, even when the adults -- the parent(s), teachers, coaches, aunts and uncles, family friends -- are doing everything right. If I were to put a magic microphone next to the children's inner voice, you might hear:
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Yesterday I used a videoclip to jumpstart a discussion about responsibilities. When the grown son in the clip was only 3 years old, the father took what could have been an ugly scene and turned it into a moment rich with his expression of reassuring love for his son.
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One of the defining traits of illness and injury is the need to adjust to unwanted change and loss.
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An essay worth reading -- "Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy" -- looks at the link between science and democracy. Dennis Overbye writes, "Science is not a monument of received Truth but something that people do to look for truth." I am pumping my fist in the air: Yessssss!"
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