Last Tuesday I had a big night: a local book launch for Only 10 Seconds to Care. But I'm saving a post about that magical evening for another day. Today I have to tell you about the speaking event I did Friday morning.
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The Mayo Clinic News is running a story about some promising research findings: ER-CHOP yields better results than R-CHOP in early studies of patients with diffuse large-cell lymphoma. Why am I bothering to post about it, since I have never had this particular disease, and most of my readers do not have it either?
E = epratuzumab (a monoclonal antibody) R = Rituximab (a different monoclonal antibody) CHOP = a 4-drug chemo cocktail
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Karla FC Halloway, a professor of English at Duke University, wrote an essay for this Memorial Day that gives us food for thought. What do you call someone who lost a child?
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On my last post I promised to discuss why physicians would ever offer predictions on how much time a patient has left. Why do you think?
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My May 13th post, Who is Terminally Ill?, prompted Pat to ask, "Wendy, what is going on with doctors now telling patients they have so many months to live?!!"
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Here's my shortest post to date. If you are wondering why, it is because a "one-er" is taking priority.
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Missing a one-er is a downer. You knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime event when you didn't go. Now what?
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The media is abuzz, describing Elizabeth Edwards' medical condition as terminal. We've all known she has metastatic breast cancer. Why are they now calling her condition "terminal"?
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A dear friend introduced me to a wonderful term: one-er. A one-er is an event that only comes once in a lifetime. If you miss it, you missed it forever. No repeat performances. No second chances. Can you think of examples?
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In "Bittersweet Bye" I shared the news that my wonderful internist was closing her medical practice. So last week I established myself with my children's internist. As much as I hated to leave the expert and compassionate care of my longtime physician, I enjoyed a few unexpected surprises.
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When you compose a letter, how do you sign off? "Sincerely"? "Yours truly"? "XXX000"? "In faith"? "Warm regards?" What if you are just dashing off a quick note?
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