Thank You Carolyn
I know it has been a while since my last post, but I wanted to take a moment to honor and remember my friend Carolyn. Carolyn and I met when I first started my treatment at Dana Farber. I remember being incredibly nervous going into my first young adult support group session. I was still …
From Pediatric to Young Adult Patient: The Importance of Advocating for Yourself
The following is a blog post I wrote for Dana Farber's blog, Insight, about the transition from pediatric to adult cancer care. Thank you to Dana Farber for letting me share my thoughts with others. http://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2015/09/from-pediatric-to-young-adult-patient-the-importance-of-advocating-for-yourself/ This weekend I will be participating in The Jimmy Fund Walk as part of the Dana Farber Young Adult …
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Long-term thinking vs. focusing on the present…cancer as a young adult
Here is another post I wrote about a month ago while half-way through radiation treatment. I didn't want to make many changes to it after the fact, so I apologize if it comes off as a bit of rambling...just blame the fatigue 😉 Just a couple weeks after finding out about my recurrence, a friend …
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