Tag: Sarcoma
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Reflections
I have been away from my blog for some time now. As I think along my journey, I will be sharing thoughts about healthcare systems, education in medicine and a vision for cancer care. I will touch on troubled waters and the fragmentation of these systems. There is a palpable decline in talent across many…
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Eureka!
As I sat and watched, with awe, Vice President Biden’s summit speech on his vision of the cancer moonshot, I came alive and transformed… I felt empowered and validated. Oh the calamity of thoughts that went through my head. “By golly he’s got it!” Everyone has been there at some point, that delirium that accompanies…
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Inhabited
“It’s just so hard, Mo!” she exclaimed amidst tears, taking in labored breaths with her oxygen on. I had delivered the news that the tumors again were stable, which just meant they were not growing. “Stable”, I wonder where we come up with such terms and expect our patients to grasp the meaning. Stable, I…
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Agape
Love. Selfless, sacrificial, deep and full. It has been a week filled with events that have made me see the human side of selfless; where others have gone out of their way to help. My week started on Monday when I found myself in a church in Rock Island. In honor of one of my…