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Finding Meaning & living with illness

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The Purpose of Pain: Finding Meaning in Suffering | Katie Mazurek | TEDxBozeman

Pain and suffering can be powerful teachers. When mixed with bravery, they can unlock the secret to an incredible life. For Katie Mazurek, an aggressive stage 3 breast cancer diagnoses at age 33 was the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.

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Living with Cancer

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Life After Cancer: Finding Meaning in the Mundane

I need to slowly add the important things back into my life.

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Challenges to Finding Meaning from Cancer Treatment

Clinical psychologist Wendy Lichtenthal of Memorial Sloan-Kettering describes the desire to find meaning from the cancer experience.

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How My Cancer Diagnosis Gave Me a New Purpose in Life

It wasn’t until I was awakened early one morning by a phone call from my urologist who informed me that I had prostate cancer that I started to panic. It took me a few seconds to comprehend what he was saying. He then ticked off a list of things I had to do.

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The Art of Living Every Minute of Your Life

Explore measures that can be taken to not only live longer but also live better with Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, an early pioneer in the mind/body holistic health movement.

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The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Poet and essayist Nina Riggs was just thirty-seven years old when initially diagnosed with breast cancer—one small spot. Within a year, she received the devastating news that her cancer was terminal.

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Terminal Cancer: Gareth’s Story | Cancer Research UK

Watch Gareth share his brave story on terminal cancer. 25-year-old Gareth was in the army in 2015 when he was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma. He had his leg amputated to remove the cancer, and was able to join the Paralympic Team GB squad.

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The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey

Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known and best-loved celebrities and an international good-will ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him. “During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali.

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