Rx Narrative: Story As Medicine
Last Friday I had the great pleasure of presenting at DotMED The Creative Medicine Conference, on the role of story in medicine. I spoke about how healthcare is at heart a narrative activity and… Continue reading
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On Courage
Speak quietly to yourself and promise there will be better days. Whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. Console your bruised and tender spirit with… Continue reading
Weekly Round Up
Today I am presenting at the dotMED conference in Dublin, and I am already anticipating the exhaustion that will follow this weekend. I am afraid that means the usual weekly round-up will have to… Continue reading
Factors Affecting The Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors face unique short-term and long-term challenges to physical and mental health, family functioning, and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle [1, 2]. Long-term and late effects of cancer treatment may arise during… Continue reading
Motivation Monday
Oh my God, what if you wake up some day, and you’re 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or novel written; or you didn’t go swimming in warm pools and… Continue reading
Weekly Round Up: The Thanksgiving Edition
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading
On the death of the beloved
Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer :
My beloved mother passed away this morning. Death Notice of Brighid (Brídge) Ennis On the Death of the Beloved Though we need to weep your loss,…
6 warning signs that online health information may be unreliable
Dr Edwin Kruys is a doctor based in Queensland, Australia with a terrifically accessible blog. Here’s his latest post with some very helpful advice on how to navigate online health information.
Weekly Round Up
It’s been one of those busy weeks when time ran away from me. Instead of my usual round-up I am asking you to please leave a link in the comments below to any… Continue reading
Every seriously ill person needs to develop a style for their illness
In preparation for an upcoming presentation on the value of stories in medicine, I’ve been doing lots of reading. I came across this quote from writer, Anatole Broyard, literary critic and editor for The… Continue reading
