Imerman Angels: Free Cancer Support Wherever You Are
By Claire Nixon on October 23rd, 2014 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyThe pain was sudden and excruciating. Jonny Imerman, 26, doubled over and dropped his pool cue. He managed to leave the Ann Arbor, Michigan bar that Saturday night in 2001 and get to an emergency room, where he was diagnosed as having an infection in his left testicle. This would soon turn out to be an incorrect diagnosis.
Imerman worked in commercial real estate and …
Book Review: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick
By Stephanie Ross, Ph.D. on May 28th, 2014 Categories: Community KnowledgePeruse any bookstore. Inspiring stories of triumph over cancer and tales of subsequent total life transformation abound. Heck, check out the hospital room window ledge, the oncologist’s waiting room, or the coffee table of anyone diagnosed with cancer and you will almost certainly find piles of these “go get ‘em” books bequeathed to patients by their well-intentioned friends upon hearing of their diagnosis.
When faced …
What This Cancer Mom Learned From Her Kids
By Madhulika Sikka on May 1st, 2014 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersThe day in May 2006 when our older daughter turned nine, my husband rather wistfully commented, “That’s it, half of her life with us is now over. Before we know it, she’ll be off to college.” I remember laughing and thinking this was a rather melancholy way to think about the kids. We were so in the thick of our parenting life, and with a …
Telling Kids About Cancer
By Sara Masri on October 17th, 2013 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersJust a few months ago when I introduced myself to people, I usually started with either my name and job title or as mother of (fill in kid’s name). These days, I tend to lead with the diagnosis so we can start there. My name is Sara Masri and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in early June. I started my treatments in July — …
Celebrating Sisterhood: Camp Honoring Survivors and Friends
By Patricia San Pedro on October 2nd, 2013 Categories: EventsWeekend sleepaway camp for women: honoring survivors and their girlfriends!
I’m going to camp! I never did as a child — Cuban parents don’t allow that. They’re, let’s say…a bit over-protective. So earlier this year when the opportunity presented itself for me to go to camp with girlfriends, I was the first one on the plane! It was amazing…relaxing, hilarious, nurturing, FUN, validating, emotional, revealing, …
