Not Soon Enough
June 24, 2015 by celiaAs 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. (more…)
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To Record or Not to Record, That Is the Question
May 19, 2015 by celiaA journalist who had unearthed one of my blogs written three years ago recently contacted me. (more…)
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Hope As A Plan of Care
March 6, 2015 by celiaIn my previous blog, Dosing Hope and Reality, I responded to Dr. Gawande’s quest to help patients (more…)
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DOSING HOPE AND REALITY
February 16, 2015 by celiaTwo years ago, I posted a blog, Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths about this very subject (more…)
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Why Every Patient Should Be Recording Appointments
July 9, 2013 by celiaLike many proactive patients, you might already bring pen and paper to your doctors’ appointments so you can take notes. (more…)
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Join Us for A Workshop in Woodstock, Vermont!
April 17, 2013 by celia“Doctors have a hard job. Not everybody wants to have these conversations.” This insight comes from (more…)
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Empathy Unplugged
April 4, 2013 by celiaEmpathy. It’s something all of us would agree is a valuable—and often missing—component of care. So when (more…)
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Hope As A Vital Sign
March 11, 2013 by celiaDoctors caring for patients facing incurable illness often feel pressure to come up with a “miracle” treatment. But what if (more…)
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Teaching What Is Un-Teachable
February 27, 2013 by celiaPoet Emily Dickinson called death “the only One You cannot find out all about.” While modern medical education (more…)
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Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths
February 21, 2013 by celia“There’s almost always, in every medical circumstance, one more thing we can try,” says Dr. Julie Bynum. But (more…)
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