Andrew Schorr shares his optimism for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers, while attending the 2012 American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Most of us at Patient Power have been devoted to patient education for many years. My wife Esther and I produced our first patient video in 1984; one of the first to acknowledge a patient’s fears and discuss the emotional side of illness rather than just being a dispassionate discussion of a medical procedure. We [...] This month (September) is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. It’s pretty personal for me since I have lived with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) since 1996. When I was diagnosed it was difficult to find the information I needed, and that was one of the key reasons I founded Patient Power. Along the way I have met [...] The other day in the local supermarket I bumped into a neighbor who gave me bad news. She said a friend in town had been diagnosed with a stage four cancer and was in the midst of treatment. The patient is someone I am fond of and I was shocked to hear about her illness. [...] Wow, the e-mails and posted comments have been coming faster than I can answer them, and there have been some great questions asked and suggestions shared. If you don’t find your story or question addressed here, I’m probably still working on the response. Don’t worry, I’ll post another mailbag very soon. “You were kind enough [...] Wow, I’ve been overwhelmed by all of the supportive mails I’ve received since launching this blog last month. I can’t reply to every single mail, but I’ll do my best to respond here periodically and call out some of your helpful suggestions and fascinating stories. We received a number of requests for more information about [...] |
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