I’ve read a fair number of articles about this topic over the last decade+ but haven’t written one myself. Perhaps it’s because the idea of wishing I’d known more about cancer upon diagnosis sounds strange to me. When you think about it, would you really have wanted to know any of this stuff before your …
Cancer diagnosis
Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month again (yawn), it seems like a good time to talk about advocacy in general. Any type of serious illness or other trauma can make a person want to “do” something with the experience. This comes from a feeling of wanting to help others who are, or will be, facing …
I’m pleased to share this guest post from my newsletter sponsor, Mary Robinson Prody, R.N., founder of Promedics Products, home of the best products out there to secure those dreaded post-surgical drains. I met Mary a few years ago, and I remain proud to have her as my newsletter sponsor. After learning about Mary’s products, …
It’s exciting (and scary) when a piece of writing you’ve poured so much of yourself into, not to mention time, finally makes its way onto the world’s bookshelf (okay, Amazon’s, but that’s basically the same thing, right?) and into the hands of readers.
Does it seem like we just started 2022? Or perhaps for you, 2022 was one of the longest years ever and you can’t wait to see it come to an end. Perspective depends on what you and I have going on in our lives, right? Regardless, here we are wrapping up 2022, which for most …