By Susan Gubar — 2020
The program Brushes with Cancer pairs patients with artists whose works make visible a disease that can be invisible and isolating.
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Information and conversation are key to facing the challenges of care
Research has shown that people with cancer need support from friends. You can make a big difference in the life of someone with cancer.
This is written for the person with advanced cancer, but it can be helpful to the people who care for, love, and support this person, too.
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When a coworker is diagnosed with cancer, most people simply don’t know what to say. Speechless is the usual reaction.
Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.