Ducks in a Row

This one from Kris Carr could apply to anybody:

So often we wait for all our ducks to be in a row, our closets to be neat and tidy, and our endless to-do lists to be checked off before we allow ourselves to have fun. We believe that only after we get all our “stuff” done [...]

On Divorce

From my most recent interview, I found this statement from Sylvia (opera singer, cancer survivor) really interesting, especially considering that about half of all marriages end in divorce. Maybe it will give people one more reason to stop and think before deciding to end their marriages:
I remember hearing Lance Armstrong give an interview to [...]

Dear People in the Park Pushing a Baby Stroller,

Please don’t smoke. Just because your lungs are black, it doesn’t mean that his have to be.
Thank you,
Laura

From My Inbox: My Mom’s Last Wish

E-mails like this one I got today make my job both very difficult and very rewarding.  It’s hard when you know that a lot of the people who write for you may not have very much longer to live.  But it is also rewarding to know that you, if even in a small way, have [...]

Q&A with John Kerry

This is just one question out of eight in the actual interview. It was the one that I found the most interesting. Enjoy!
Senator John Kerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer while on the presidential campaign trail in 2002. In a recent interview with Coping With Cancer magazine, he speaks candidly about beating cancer, losing an [...]

Anne Thompson and Dr. Death

Here are snippets from my latest Coping magazine articles. If you want to read the full versions, you’ll have to visit my Facebook or ask for a copy. I don’t think I can post them here. At some point in time, I may post parts of my older interviews, like Olivia Newton-John or Patrick Dempsey, [...]

On Self-Pity

“I’ve said this many times, you don’t want to wallow in self-pity. It’s okay to swish your feet in it a little, but then get out.”
~Coach Kay Yow, NC State women’s basketball coach, breast cancer survivor