“When a doctor tells you ‘You’re sick,’ he’s not just diagnosing you; he is initiating a new chapter in the story of your life…”
ANTIDOTE TO “GOING IT ALONE”
“Even though things inside you might be ripping you up…” Steve Williams, a patient featured in our Difficult Conversations video, tells us “…you put on a good face. For many people it’s hard to ask for help…
Not Soon Enough
As a member of the Psychosocial Oncology Advisory Panel of Cancer.Net I received an e-mail announcing Dr. Lidia Schapira as the new Editor in Chief.
What Is Left Unsaid…
Who among us has not attended a professional conference and exchanged a slew of business cards with like-minded colleagues promising to be in touch? But how many of us actually follow up?
To Record or Not to Record, That Is the Question
A journalist who had unearthed one of my blogs written three years ago recently contacted me.
Center for Communication in Medicine founders participate in Forum at Manchester Community Library
Center for Communication in Medicine founders psychologist Dr. Bernard Bandman and medical humanist Celia Engel Bandman joined radiation oncologist Dr. Matthew Vernon and a cancer survivor in a panel discussion following the viewing of excerpts from the documentary, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Community members then participated in a dynamic conversation about cancer and […]
It’s Treatable But Not Curable – REVISITED
I was thinking about the subject of my next blog when I was alerted that a new comment was awaiting approval.
Hope As A Plan of Care
In my previous blog, Dosing Hope and Reality, I responded to Dr. Gawande’s quest to help patients
DOSING HOPE AND REALITY
Two years ago, I posted a blog, Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths about this very subject
Vermont Country Store issues Challenge Grant
The Vermont Country Store gave a strong vote of confidence in our Speak Sooner initiative by supporting a challenge grant for expanding programs using the Difficult Conversations Toolkit at Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC). Dr. Allan D. Eisemann, Medical Director of, RRMC’s Cancer Center/ Palliative Care/Hospice tells us, “Each workbook chapter opens doors for better […]