Your conversation with Kelly so resonated for me. The sense of abandonment, the lack of direction on how and where to navigate for ongoing care after surviving esophageal cancer has been a long and tenuous journey. And i hear similar stories in cancer support groups and on message boards from survivors of various forms of cancer. It is a formidable challenge so I am energized when I learn about programs like the one Kelly started and the interviews and subjects you tackle. Because we need more conversations, more heightened focus on the lives of survivors. A passive acceptance will change nothing.
Thank you for sharing and I completely agree! Your story and the others I keep hearing are the reasons why I keep having these conversations and will continue to do so because as you say, a passive acceptance changes nothing.
Thank you, Mike for your kind words and for sharing with your friends. I hope I can do my small part in this world to help people with cancer live better. If this helps one person, then I've done my job :-)
Jen, I will share this with friends who are struggling with cancer now. Your discussion with Kelly inspires hope for the patient and their loved ones. Physical struggles are made less daunting when people realize that improvement is possible, even probable. Your important work is fueled by your enormous heart and brilliant mind. Thank you. My father's late-in-life cancer, scarred his face and affected his speech but he lived six more happy years buoyed by hope, compassion and medical treatment that didn't dampen his spirit. It can be done.
Your conversation with Kelly so resonated for me. The sense of abandonment, the lack of direction on how and where to navigate for ongoing care after surviving esophageal cancer has been a long and tenuous journey. And i hear similar stories in cancer support groups and on message boards from survivors of various forms of cancer. It is a formidable challenge so I am energized when I learn about programs like the one Kelly started and the interviews and subjects you tackle. Because we need more conversations, more heightened focus on the lives of survivors. A passive acceptance will change nothing.
Thank you for sharing and I completely agree! Your story and the others I keep hearing are the reasons why I keep having these conversations and will continue to do so because as you say, a passive acceptance changes nothing.
Thank you, Mike for your kind words and for sharing with your friends. I hope I can do my small part in this world to help people with cancer live better. If this helps one person, then I've done my job :-)
Jen, I will share this with friends who are struggling with cancer now. Your discussion with Kelly inspires hope for the patient and their loved ones. Physical struggles are made less daunting when people realize that improvement is possible, even probable. Your important work is fueled by your enormous heart and brilliant mind. Thank you. My father's late-in-life cancer, scarred his face and affected his speech but he lived six more happy years buoyed by hope, compassion and medical treatment that didn't dampen his spirit. It can be done.