Tag Archives: advocacy

the bellicose language of cancer

The New York Times ran a really great column recently written by a prostate cancer survivor. I probably shouldn’t call him that, because his entire piece is about how words are irrelevant when it comes to cancer, including how cancer … Continue reading

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Filed under healthy and wise, musings on cancer and chemo, ovarian cancer awareness

i’m over it

I was hoping to tap into my creative juices to pen something poignant about health care reform. You know, history in the making and all that good stuff. But the more I tried, the less successful I became. And then … Continue reading

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Filed under health, health care, healthy and wise, the uninsured and underinsured

combating the stigma of cervical cancer

Since last month, Tamika Felder has been putting in a lot of overtime hours. The 34-year-old TV producer and on-air talent spends her days prepping guests, handling contracts and overseeing shoots, but after hours is when she begins the job … Continue reading

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Filed under if it ain't one beast, it's another, musings on cancer and chemo, women rule