Category Archive: Top Posts

A Blogging Challenge: 15 Random Facts About Me

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I love the challenge Nancy set this week to share 15 random facts about ourselves. As Nancy says, “we are all about so much more than cancer”. And just like Nancy, I love learning… Continue reading

Motivation Monday

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The Connected Cancer Patient: Future Vision and Recommendations

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Originally posted on hcldr:
Blog post by Janet Freeman-Daily, Corrie Painter, and Stacey Tinianov The March 14 #HCLDR Chat “Data Sharing for Research & Care” was so helpful in gathering inputs for the March…

Mindful Monday

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A painful topic: what doctors need to know (according to patients)

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This is what happens when doctors really listen to patients. Kudos to Dr Kruys for his willingness to listen and reflect following this week’s RACGP discussion.

The Doctor/Patient Divide: As Far Apart As Ever?

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Yesterday I re-blogged Alexandra Fulford’s post commenting on an article which appeared in USA Today.  According to Niam Yaraghi patients are incapable of managing or understanding their own health and should leave it all… Continue reading

Patients are not total idiots!

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Just catching up with this story thanks to Alexandra Fulford’s blog. Feeling frustrated, angered and deeply disappointed by the statement of Dr Niam Yaraghi in USA Today that “patients are are neither qualified… Continue reading

Mindful Monday

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Living with Cancer: What I Wish They’d Told Me

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If you were a fan of The West Wing, you may have come across this story* before, but it’s worth re-telling: “This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole.… Continue reading

Reframing Cancer Survivorship

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Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer :
Today, on  National Cancer Survivors Day, I am asking the question who are cancer survivors and is it really necessary to set aside a day to…