“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
I am attending the International Psycho-Oncology/American Psychosocial Oncology World Conference in Washington, DC.  Nearly 1,000 people from 29 countries have gathered to discuss the vital importance of …

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” Anais Nin
The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS)/ International Psychosocial Oncology Society (IPOS) World Conference – From National to Global: Implementing the Standard …

“I can’t go back to yesterday – because I was a different person then.” Lewis Carroll
I wanted to share some articles and a video from The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship  that speak to the long term issues of cancer survivorship.
For those of us who are …

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” –Henri Frederic Amiel
I want to thank all of you who visit and read the thoughts, ideas, and feelings that I express each week on this …

It’s important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.  When you tell your story,  you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story. “ – Iyanla Vanzant
Someone recently told her story in response …

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” Nikos Kazantzakis
Living with uncertainty is one of the major concerns we face as cancer survivors. I’ve seen this turn up on every survey given to cancer patients and listened to survivors talk about …