“Voices of Survivors” is an organization, founded by Lynn Lane, a documentarty filmmaker and a cancer survivor. It is devoted to exploring ‘survivorship’ and what that means to the individual ‘survivor’, whether… Continue reading
Earlier this week, I wrote about my feelings and emotions when it came time for me to return to work, following almost a year of sick leave for breast cancer treatment. It doesn’t… Continue reading
You can register for a free teleconference, Working Matters: What You Need to Know, at the LBBC website. Click here to register. It takes place on Tuesday 14th of July. Rodney N. Warner,… Continue reading
The U.S. federal stimulus package may make health insurance coverage more affordable for Americans who lost jobs involuntarily. If you lose your job between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, the… Continue reading
I came across the website of the Warwick Foundation today and was moved to tears by the way its founder Samantha Lehmann writes of the death of her brother from cancer. She has created… Continue reading
Some of us choose to work right through our treatment for cancer, while others will find themselves on certified sick leave for a period of time. This may be of a few months duration,… Continue reading
When Dottie Copeland was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago, she left the room, found her husband waiting for her and said, “I got cancer. Let’s go get a hamburger, I’m hungry.” Copeland… Continue reading
The 22nd National Cancer Survivors Day® takes place this Sunday, 7 June, 2009. It is an annual, worldwide Celebration of Life that is held in hundreds of communities throughout the United States, Canada,… Continue reading
A new study has found that women following a diagnosis of breast cancer conveyed a unique description of loneliness that was termed survivor loneliness. They described how they felt alone in the awareness of mortality and… Continue reading
