Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship

Hope that Works

"...hope, to provide what it can and should, needs to be tied to reality." That's the line that prompted me to share Jeffrey Weiss' article in my last post. What can hope do?  What should hope do?  And why does it need to be tied to reality?

Happy Despite Brain Cancer Diagnosis

Journalist Jeffrey Weiss offers testimony to the benefits of "hopeful acceptance"--accepting a poor prognosis while hoping for the best possible outcome. In "How I'm Happy Despite My Brain Cancer Diagnosis," Weiss shares his personal path to Healthy Survivorship: 

A Risk of Empowering Patients--Part III

Patient empowerment is intended to help patients.  Like any power, it can harm. 

A Risk of Empowering Patients--Part II

Not all patients embrace the idea of patient empowerment. In particular, some patients don't want to be actively involved in their treatment decisions. Others don't want to hear lists of things they should be doing to optimize their outcome. Why?