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July 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Jennifer Goodman Linn
It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the passing of our friend, Jennifer Goodman Linn. Jen passed away on July 20, (more...)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
I Know You Mean Well But...Don't Leave Me Out
I received a phone call the other day from a woman I met a few weeks ago at the hospital. It was obvious by the overwhelmed look on her (more...)
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Small Acts of Kindness
I often talk about the unexpected silver linings that present themselves along this crazy cancer journey. It is truly amazing how many (more...)

June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011
Lessons I Have Learned Over Seven Years with Cancer
People often ask me, what I have learned over the years of my cancer journey. Here are just some of the insights I believe have made me (more...)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Cancer is Like Improv
By Jennifer Goodman Linn I have always been a fan of improvisational comedy. I find it fascinating how teams of people can get together (more...)
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keeping Yourself Mentally, Physically and Nutritionally Well
By Jennifer Goodman Linn This past December a doctor said something to me that I thought was very insightful and wise. He said, (more...)
Thursday, June 09, 2011
I Know You Mean Well But...Part II
By Jennifer Goodman Linn I was thrilled to see the positive response to last week's blog post. Clearly the well-intentioned social (more...)
Thursday, June 02, 2011
I Know You Mean Well But… Enough with the Advice!
By Jennifer Goodman Linn Every cancer survivor and care-giver has a long list of the things that people said to them that were (more...)

May 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Making Peace -- Not War -- with Cancer
By Jennifer Goodman Linn I have been paying special attention lately to all of the words that people use to one's relationship with (more...)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Cancer is Not Black and White
Photo: iStockphoto by Jennifer Goodman Linn Before I became a part of the cancer community, I used to think very naively about the (more...)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
"I'll Be Bald Or Fat But Not Both"
by Jennifer Goodman Linn These aren't necessarily the first words you would picture a patient saying to their team of oncologists when (more...)
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Do I Have What it Takes to be a "Cancer Realities" Expert?
by Jennifer Goodman Linn Do I have what it takes? With every new challenge that presents itself, I ask, "Do I have what it takes to (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.