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Defeated.
Defeated. She sat there, her swollen abdomen so uncomfortable. The news of her heart function excluding her from the clinical trial I had planned on enrolling her in like a trigger to an explosion brought a flood of tears. I pull up a chair and hunker down for my discussion. It is just that, hunkering…
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The Love of This Momma in My Own Suit of Armor
9 months and 25 days ago my life was forever changed; it was the day I found out that one of my babies was diagnosed with cancer. The diagnosis was a very rare and aggressive cancer usually found in children or young adults called Ewing’s Sarcoma. For those of you who have had a child…
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2 Minutes
I have been in practice now for 10 years, not counting my training and medical schooling. My practice and approach to patient care has evolved over time. I started blogging 1 year ago, and this has uncovered emotions in me that I did not know existed, and has proved to be an amazing way to…
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Fresh Eyes
Many people come in to my clinic to shadow me and follow me around seeing my patients with me. Today I have asked 2 college students to share their thoughts. I had sent them both an email that said: “Thank you for coming to the clinic, you and another college student have enhanced my understanding…
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College Student to Caregiver
July is sarcoma awareness month so I’ve invited others affected by sarcoma to guest blog throughout the month. The last blog of the month comes from Moleigh Ryther, girlfriend to Nik Jiruska, Ewing’s Sarcoma survivor. Nik blogged earlier this month and now Moleigh shares her story as a caregiver to a loved one with cancer. Caregiving is hard.…
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