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 [...]

Congradulations!

From my inbox:
Congrads on your new position as editor.
Seriously? Come on people. For clarification, this was not some casual e-mail sent to me by a friend. If it were, I would have ignored it. (After all, I don’t spell check casual e-mails I send to friends. I don’t always spell check my blog.) But it [...]

It might be "worth while" to learn the difference between affect and effect.

From my Inbox:
One suggestion I do have is to possibly get on a call with our president…He can talk about mold and its affect on allergies, and he can also provide solutions, with a VERY soft sell of our product (fact sheet attached). Let me know if that’s something worth while to pursue and I’d [...]

Dan Fogelberg Dies at 56

Singer-songwriter Dan Folgelberg died of cancer on Sunday (Dec. 16) at his home in Maine. He was 56. Fogelberg had several hit records in the 1970s and ’80s, fueled by soft-rock hits like ”The Power of Gold” and ”Leader of the Band,” a tribute he wrote to his father, a bandleader. His last record was [...]

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 [...]

From My Inbox: It Gives Me Great Joy

E-mails like these (in reply to an acceptance letter I sent for her poetry submission) totally make my day and make the occassional stress worth it.

Laura, You cannot image how your email lifted my sprits yesterday. I teach struggling high school students, and by the end of the day yesterday, I rather felt that my [...]

November Marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Ann Arbor, MI – This year, as in the past, lung cancer will kill more Americans than any other cancer. In fact, lung cancer will claim more lives than the next four leading cancer killers — breast, prostate, colon and pancreas cancers — combined.
The facts about lung cancer are startling, and few people realize the [...]

Frosted Pink: Putting Women’s Cancers on Ice

The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance invites you to join us for an exciting and unique nationally televised event that will raise awareness of ovarian cancer and empower women to take action! The special program will air on ABC-TV and ESPN this Sunday, October 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.
The Alliance has teamed up [...]

Star of the Month

A person I have worked with was just honored as a star of the month by the Star Campaign, a national effort by The Wellness Community to honor family members, friends, healthcare professionals, social workers, and others who provide support and care to cancer survivors.
Dave BalchTwin Peaks, CAHonored by Christine Balch
Dave Balch has scheduled and [...]

Football on the Brain?

Every so often at work, I send out assignment letters asking doctors, nurses, and others in the oncology field to write articles for our magazine. After I make the assignments, I keep an Excel document with the authors, the article title, etc. so I can track their progress and make follow-ups if necessary.
Well, one of [...]