http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest guest Blog en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:03 -0600 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:00 -0600 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com http://www.curetoday.com/assets/images/placeholder.gif http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest no http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2012/2/3/When-the-cancer-comes-back As my sister drove me to the hospital on a wintery night after my leukemia returned for the second time, I said over and over, "I'm never going to see my grandchildren. I'm never going to see my grandchildren." I thought I was at the end of the li... Blood cancers Survivorship Treatment Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2012/2/3/When-the-cancer-comes-back http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2012/1/18/An-introduction-to-cancer-From-a-father-and-his-daughter Silence like a cancer grows...and in this light, taking silence to task, Hannah, my 15-year old daughter and I presented an assembly this fall at her school on "The Face of Cancer." It was Hannah's tale to be told. I followed her lead. It was also t... General Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:47:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2012/1/18/An-introduction-to-cancer-From-a-father-and-his-daughter http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2012/1/17/The-cushion-of-silence Waiting ... more waiting. The cushion of silence envelops all those waiting in this room marred only by the intrusion of names called, the sound of pens on paper filling out forms, a low buzz from the vending machines. There is solace in the qui... Survivorship General Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:35:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2012/1/17/The-cushion-of-silence http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2012/1/6/Emerging-treatment-option-for-myeloma-presented-at-hematology-meeting CURE invited Diane Gambill, PhD, a CURE advisory board member, to share her thoughts on advancements in myeloma highlighted at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. I have blogged about the 'next generation' proteasome inh... Blood cancers Treatment Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:44:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2012/1/6/Emerging-treatment-option-for-myeloma-presented-at-hematology-meeting http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/12/30/Lymphoma-studies-highlight-progress-in-lymphoma-pose-more-questions CURE asked Anas Younes, MD, professor in the department of lymphoma/myeloma, division of cancer medicine at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and a CURE advisory board member, for his thoughts on the lymphoma advancements announced at this year... Blood cancers Treatment Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:38:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/12/30/Lymphoma-studies-highlight-progress-in-lymphoma-pose-more-questions http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/11/28/Women-and-lung-cancer-Time-to-turn-the-tide There will be more than 220,000 people diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011. They will be our brothers, sisters, grandparents, co-workers, closest friends. They will be our parents. Last year, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She's nev... Lung cancer Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:16:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/11/28/Women-and-lung-cancer-Time-to-turn-the-tide http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/11/27/Learning-to-be-a-caregiver "I'll have a diet coke and the chicken sandwich with the veggies," I said to the waitress as I sidled up to the counter. I grabbed a book and began to read as I waited, trying to tune out the loud hum of the restaurant-goers. I've always loved co... Young adults Caregiving Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:05:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/11/27/Learning-to-be-a-caregiver http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/11/21/A-very-special-corgi Wow. We were in corgi heaven. When we arrived, there were puppies in the front yard to greet us, and basically just corgis everywhere. The owners brought Cane in the house to meet us and we fell in love instantly. He was 3 years old, beautiful, pl... General Breast cancer Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:45:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/11/21/A-very-special-corgi http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/11/16/Im-not-dead-yet A few years ago, I saw Monty Python's Spamalot, the stage musical version of the 1975 comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. At the souvenir stand, I could not resist the T-shirt with the words, "I'm not dead yet." I wore it a few times, and ev... Lung cancer Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:27:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/11/16/Im-not-dead-yet http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/14/I-am-Julie I am Julie, wife of Jeff, mother to Kalyn and Hannah, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, daughter and sister-in-law, friend and a metastatic breast cancer survivor of six years. My story begins in the shower. A horrible fear encompassed my bei... Breast cancer Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:55:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/14/I-am-Julie http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/13/Its-a-day-of-metastatic-awareness October 13 is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. As these things go, it's not an impressive day: The post office won't close, it's not a parking holiday and the trains and buses will follow their normal schedules. There are no NMBCA ... Breast cancer Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:11:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/13/Its-a-day-of-metastatic-awareness http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/12/Today-is-a-productive-day So far, today has been a really productive day. I got my 17-month-old son up and dressed and fed, the house cleaned for the realtor's open house and got myself all prettied up for a date with my husband later today. This will be a good day. The sun i... Breast cancer Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:42:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/12/Today-is-a-productive-day http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/11/Lessons-learned--from-breast-cancer Cancer has taught me a lot of things. I have learned that we are not our bodies. This simple truth is one that took me a long time to learn. My body is sick, not me. I am still here, inside my malfunctioning shell. It is easy to lose sight of it, but... Breast cancer Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:30:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/11/Lessons-learned--from-breast-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/10/Fighting-the-stereotype Breast cancer awareness month is upon us again and with it comes the usual tide of pink ribbons, fluffy bras and 5K runs. Women's magazines will run features on young, attractive, middle-class women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in their 20s ... Breast cancer Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:27:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/10/Fighting-the-stereotype http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//guest/2011/10/7/With-every-heartbeat There are some Wednesdays when I sit through chemo wishing that I were somewhere else. Today is different. I know that I'm blessed to be here. I'm thankful for the ability to receive this treatment and to buy more time with family. My dreams take me ... Treatment Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:09:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/guest/2011/10/7/With-every-heartbeat