Few phrases in cancer care can stop a day cold like “your scan is indeterminate.” Because of the complexities involved in diagnostic imaging, these results occur more often than many patients realize. You hear it,…
I noticed it before he did, I think, though neither of us said anything at the time. We were having coffee at his kitchen table, the way we did most Saturdays, and I watched his…
A phone lights up at 10:47 p.m., and the whole room changes. With one notification, your personal health information moves from the secure clinical environment onto your nightstand, and with it, the potential for lost…
Hair loss can feel like the first loud announcement of cancer, even before treatment begins. That is why cold capping chemotherapy matters to so many people. It is not about vanity. It is about privacy,…
How many times can you share hard news before the words start to bruise? A phone lights up, people mean well, and suddenly your day fills with questions you do not have the strength to…
