On the Other Side of the Diagnosis By Coping Magazine 25 Mar, 2012 CANCER, SURVIVOR ANAL CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL “I am a nurse,” I say to the surgeon, as if that explains that he can be different with me, less guarded, more frank. More
Hill Harper By Coping Magazine 25 Mar, 2012 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, ORAL HEAD NECK AND THYROID CANCER, THYROID CANCER Hill Harper Award-winning actor, three-time New York Times best-selling author, and Harvard graduate Hill Harper is no stranger to success. More
Country Music’s Eddie Montgomery By Coping Magazine 15 Jan, 2012 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, PROSTATE CANCER, UROLOGICAL CANCER Eddie Montgomery began his journey toward becoming a honkey tonk superstar very young. More
Former Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller Squares Off Against Ovarian Cancer By Coping Magazine 20 Nov, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, GYNECOLOGIC CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER In 1996, a petite, 19-year-old Shannon Miller wowed the country as she led the U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team – coined the Magnificent Seven – to a first-ever team gold medal. More
Knitting in the Chemo Room By Coping Magazine 13 Oct, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, CHEMOTHERAPY, COPING WITH CANCER, POEMS A poem from breast cancer survivor. More
Ready for Retirement? By Coping Magazine 12 Oct, 2011 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, SENIOR ADULT For cancer survivors, the transition from working to retirement is full of challenges and opportunities. More
Easing the Pain of Cancer By Coping Magazine 05 Oct, 2011 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SIDE EFFECTS MEDITATION, MENTAL HEALTH, MINDFULNESS, PAIN These pain management strategies can help draw your attention away from the pain, improve your mood, and reduce the impact that pain has on you. More
Breast Cancer Survivor Hoda Kotb By Coping Magazine 11 Sep, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS “You can’t scare me.” That’s the powerful mantra Hoda Kotb took on after beating breast cancer. More
Sportscaster Ernie Johnson Jr. By Coping Magazine 17 Jul, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR BLOOD AND BONE MARROW CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA In 2003, Ernie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after noticing some swelling on the left side of his face. Here, he shares his story. More
Former New England Patriots Lineman Joe Andruzzi By Coping Magazine 12 Jun, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR BLOOD AND BONE MARROW CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Joe Andruzzi is the classic tough guy from Staten Island. His father was a detective in the New York police department. More
Spring Fling By Coping Magazine 27 Mar, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR GYNECOLOGIC CANCER, HAIR LOSS, OVARIAN CANCER This spring, we scheduled our reunion around the best days in my chemotherapy cycle. More
Country Music Legend Randy Owen Proves That You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down By Coping Magazine 13 Mar, 2011 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, PROSTATE CANCER, UROLOGICAL CANCER Randy Owen rose to country-music superstardom in the late 80s as the front man for the band Alabama. More