What not to say to someone with cancer: And what helps

Having a loved one with cancer is a life changing experience.  It necessitates coping with the medical demands and perhaps equally challenging, the psychological ones.  One of the most curious issues my wife has had to deal with are the things people say.  Many people do say the right thing, but often she recounts horrible …

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Cancer, Aging, & Healthcare: America, We have a problem!

I find myself in an unfortunate spot.   Both my mother and father are suffering from seemingly intractable health problems and my wife was just diagnosed with breast cancer.  My parents, each suffering for years with chronic pain have been victimized by aimless care in an over burdened, understaffed, and misguided healthcare system.   The maladies of …

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