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  • Nonsense.

    “That is what the protocol says.” I was annoyed. “So you want me to have the patient drive back 2 and a half hours because the protocol says…” “I know it does not make sense and it is not logical but that is what the protocol says, Mo”. This was going nowhere. Frustrated, I hung…

    momilhem

    August 21, 2013
    Melanoma and Sarcoma
    cancer, Clinical trial, Doctor Mo, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, melanoma, Mo Milhem, Oncology, Patient, Protocol, Sarcoma, University of Iowa
  • Bounce.

    “It’s a fine line between optimism and pessimism” he said to me, and I looked at him staring blankly. We talked about how it’s so easy to see things with a half empty glass and how the pressures around us sometimes dictate how we view life as it pertains to our practices and the decisions…

    momilhem

    August 14, 2013
    Melanoma and Sarcoma
    Bounce, cancer, Clinical trial, Disease, doctor, Doctor Mo, Health, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, hope, Iowa, Iowa City, Is the glass half empty or half full?, Medical Oncology, Milhem, Mo Milhem, Nicholas Taleb, Patient, reality, Research, results, scans, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care
  • Closure.

    “I didn’t know I could talk to you” he said to me in the clinic today. We hugged and he sat down, “It happened so fast.” We were both fighting back some tears. “She was an amazing woman” I chimed, trying to find the right footing as we talked. It was the end of my…

    momilhem

    August 7, 2013
    Melanoma, Melanoma and Sarcoma
    cancer, Clinic, Closure, death, doctor, Doctor Mo, Health, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Inspiration, Iowa, Iowa City, melanoma, Milhem, Mo, Mo Milhem, Patient, Sarcoma, skin cancer, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care
  • I do not know.

    “Why me?” she asked me today in clinic. I’m home and thinking and this question just will not leave me. Really, why? I honestly do not know why.  It is a plaguing question. Many have asked me and I search hard for the answer. I am not about to answer this sitting here on my…

    momilhem

    July 31, 2013
    Melanoma and Sarcoma
    cancer, Clinical trial, Disease, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Iowa City, Medical Oncology, melanoma, Michael Henry, Mo Milhem, NCI-designated Cancer Center, Patient, Research, Sarcoma, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care, Wright Brothers
  • An Open Letter to Miles 2 Give

    We were lucky enough to meet Landon, John and Ryan in person this past June when they ran through Iowa. Remarkable men. Inspiring beyond words can express. We are grateful to them for their efforts and also to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.

    momilhem

    July 31, 2013
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