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August 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012
Unconditional Love
By Amy Kalman, RN I met Rufus, a previously homeless shelter dog, when he was 2 ½ years old (estimated by his pearly whites). (more...)

July 2012

Monday, July 02, 2012
Infection Instincts
By Amy Kalman, RN I’m sure you heard the recent news stories about a young woman named Aimee Copeland. She’s scheduled for (more...)

May 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012
Giving=Receiving
By Amy Kalman, RN I totally overslept. Rushed to get myself out the door, sure I’d leave something essential behind. Somehow I (more...)

April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012
Intimacy
By Amy Kalman, RN George, a youthful 78-year-old, had worried that prostate cancer and its required treatment would destroy his (more...)
Monday, April 16, 2012
Outer Layer
By Amy Kalman, RN The first time I met Chanel, being treated for lung cancer, she was so well put-together: stylishly dressed, face (more...)
Monday, April 02, 2012
Remembering Loved Ones Lost
By Amy Kalman, RN Cindy (my cancer surviving friend I’ve told you about) lost her husband (and my longtime friend) Max to (more...)

March 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012
Living with Cancer
By Amy Kalman, RN Cindy, a longtime friend and family neighbor, is the kind of friend you want and need in times of trouble. She (more...)

February 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012
Power of a Notebook
By Amy Kalman, RN I remember watching the expression on my Mom’s face while we were out for dinner at a local restaurant: the (more...)
Monday, February 13, 2012
Losing My Hair
By Amy Kalman, RN More than a week after surviving neurosurgery for a ruptured brain aneurysm, I was able to open my swollen my eyes (more...)

January 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012
Fatigue
By Amy Kalman, RN “I’m so exhausted, I just can’t sleep enough” is a statement I hear from nearly every cancer patient I care (more...)
Friday, January 13, 2012
Building a Support Team
By Amy Kalman, RN Stop for a moment and think about an achievement and disappointment that you have experienced in life. Regardless of (more...)

Richard C. Frank, MD

Dr. Richard C. Frank is a hematologist/oncologist and Director of Cancer Research at the Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital. Dr. Frank is the author of the award-winning book Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope and lectures frequently to the public on lymphoma, myeloma, new cancer therapies and the importance of cancer clinical trials.

Heather Millar

Heather Millar is an award-winning freelance writer and author. In her blog My Left Breast, she details her treatment for breast cancer as well as the science, history, and ethics of the disease.

Amy Kalman

Amy R. Kalman has been working as a nurse clinician in The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore since 2006. At Johns Hopkins, she cares for radiation oncology patients, specializing in breast, brain, and head and neck cancers.