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      Stan Goldberg
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The uncertainty of cancer

Living With Cancer: Don’t Call Us Survivors

Stan Goldberg
February 9, 2016
Cancer, Cancer
12 Comments
Thirteen years ago I received a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, yet I still don’t think of myself as a “survivor.” In fact,...

Brain Cancer: Five Suggestions for Compassionate Caregiving

Stan Goldberg
June 1, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
The death of Beau Biden resurrected memories of caring for my brother-in-law who had a form of brain cancer called Glioblastoma. My wife, two adult...
Don't travel after having chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, Expectations and Heavy Machinery: Warnings and Suggestions

Stan Goldberg
May 21, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11 Comments
  It’s not a good idea to have meaningful discussions, work with heavy machinery, or travel to Europe shortly after chemotherapy. I managed...
Very old man

Compassion and Cancer: Part II-How Cancer Changes Identity (Thought of the Day)

Stan Goldberg
February 25, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
We like to think life is on a seamless continuum, moving along, maybe in spurts and stops, but having consistency throughout the years, as does our...
Why you shouldn't cheerlead against cancer

Why Being a Cheerleader for Cancer Survivors May Not Be Helpful.

Stan Goldberg
December 11, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
A few days ago I discussed the tricky balance between accepting the realities of cancer vs. the need for hope with Joni Aldrich on The Cancer...
The beginning of a cancer journey

Coping With Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An Event

Stan Goldberg
December 10, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
Thought of the Day-Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An event. We often think of illnesses, especially cancer, as if it’s just a tragic event....

“I Have Cancer” is an Amazon #9 Best Seller Today, But What About Tomorrow?

Stan Goldberg
December 1, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
My new book “I have Cancer” 48 Things to Do When You Hear Those Words, has a Kindle #9 rank in cancer today—the day of it’s release. So why...
What Richard Pryor and Cancer Support Have in Common

What Richard Pryor Has In Common with Cancer Support

Stan Goldberg
November 28, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY  When I was listening to a PBS tribute of Richard Pryor, it became apparent how our history plays out in the present. It’s...

Bill Cosby and Cancer: The need to believe

Stan Goldberg
November 21, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
Living with cancer
aging and death

Aging and a Shrinking World

Stan Goldberg
November 20, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
When friends die death comes closer to us
aging and adaptation

Aging and Self-Image

Stan Goldberg
August 5, 2014
Aging
8 Comments
Many people pretend they bathe daily in the Fountain of Youth. While the delusion may be soothing for those who are aging, the gap between self-image...

Aging and Identity Part II-When the Ground Shakes

Stan Goldberg
April 15, 2014
Aging
9 Comments
In 2009 I wrote, When the Ground Shakes, an article in which I described finding my mother coming out of a forested area holding a bunch of sticks...
being contented as one ages

Aging and Identity: Part I-The Perfect Storm

Stan Goldberg
March 12, 2014
Aging
11 Comments
In 2010, I wrote Top 10 Insults for Old People, a tongue-in-cheek article about an insensitive young couple I watched making fun of an older man as...
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Few Insights Drinking Mai Tais on the Beach

Stan Goldberg
January 29, 2014
Aging, Workshops and Presentations
For more than 30 years I've been brought, kicking and screaming, to the sharp points of life. What I've learned is instead of running away, bring them closer and you'll enrich your life and ease your death

End of Life: Terminal Sedation and Politically Correct Words

Stan Goldberg
November 13, 2013
End of Life
6 Comments
In 2011 I wrote Shoot Me Please: The Right to Die, where I described my reactions to a patient who asked me to help him die. I recently received a...
Change should be almost as easy as not changing

Caregiving: Why Change is Difficult

Stan Goldberg
May 18, 2013
Caregiving
10 Comments
(An Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points). Change is analogous to a large boulder balanced on a precipice. It looks like it could tumble off the...

Understanding Aging: We’re Not Children

Stan Goldberg
July 18, 2012
Aging
22 Comments
The good news is we are living longer. The bad news is it’s taking us longer to die. Soygul Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk and philosopher said that “Death is no big deal. You breathe in, you breathe out, and then you don’t breathe in anymore.”

When You Can’t Let Go

Stan Goldberg
April 25, 2012
Grieving and Recovery
24 Comments
Whenever I hear about the importance of letting go of the past, I think about a conversation I had with my mother more than thirty years ago. She...

Feeling like a 1960 Edsel?-You’re Just Aging

Stan Goldberg
March 1, 2012
Aging
14 Comments
When I was in college I would take whatever I was driving and offer it and $50 to a used car dealer for anything that ran on his lot with a current...

I’m Different: Illness-based Identity

Stan Goldberg
February 15, 2012
Chronic illness
24 Comments
How we view ourselves—our identity—is based on what we do, the roles we play, activities we enjoy, affiliations we have, the values that...
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