Tag: Sarcoma

• A confession to a friend

  Dear Hannah, Where does one start to talk to you? I guess simply saying happy birthday might be the easiest place. Last week Iowa read about you and it was refreshing to see how they were saying we miss you. I remember when I first met you; I kicked your family out of the room…

  momilhem

  January 29, 2014

  Patient Care, Perspectives, Sarcoma

  cancer, Courage, Dying, Iowa, Love, Sarcoma

• Readers Asked.

  Instead of doing my usual blog post this week, I thought I’d change things up by answering some reader questions that have come through Melanoma Iowa (Facebook), Sarcoma Iowa (Facebook), @MelanomaIowa, @SarcomaIowa and my LinkedIn page. A new page will be added to my blog called “Readers Asked” that will include your questions and my answers. Here’s…

  momilhem

  October 30, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma, Patient Care, Perspectives

  cancer, Iowa, Medicine, melanoma, Oncology, Q & A, Sarcoma

• The Teacher.

  Elated. Content. And thankful. Today was a good day. I walked in to a clinic room and I asked “so what do you do for a living?” and the answer was well I am a teacher. I usually pause. I have an immense rush into my heart as I remember when I was a child…

  momilhem

  September 11, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma

  cancer, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Iowa City, Medical Oncology, melanoma, Mo Milhem, Patient, Sarcoma, Student, Teacher, UI Health Center, University of Iowa

• Confidential.

  It is a very interesting place to be in the room with one of my patients. The medium of trust allows them to share their intimate secrets with me. It is tranquil and exceptionally vast. Where am I tonight you might wonder as you read this? I guess I’m with myself; in a place where…

  momilhem

  September 4, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma

  cancer, Disease, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Iowa City, melanoma, Milhem, Mo Milhem, Oncology, Patient, Patient Confidentiality, Sarcoma, trust, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care

• What have they got that I ain’t got?

  Courage. You can say that again. It has been playing like the movie in my mind, with the cowardly lion staring at Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Courage. I have had an eventful weekend amongst my heroes, my heart is heavy. My tongue is tied. I’ll try to share why.  I saw so many.…

  momilhem

  August 28, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma

  Ben Miller, cancer, Community, Courage, Courage Ride, Cowardly Lion, Cycling, Dorothy, George Weiner, Golf, Hero, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Kalona, Kalona Iowa, Medical Oncologist, melanoma, Milhem, Mo, Mo Milhem, Sarcoma, Steve Lentz, Steve Yates Melanoma Awareness, University of Iowa, Wizard of Oz