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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...
Putting meat on compassion

Compassion and Cancer: Part III-Putting “Meat” on Compassionate Behaviors

Stan Goldberg
February 27, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
We want to be helpful to whose living with cancer, but often we don’t know how to transform compassionate intent into helpful behaviors. I...
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...
Person with cancer

Compassion and Cancer: Part I-Why Compassion Isn’t Enough

Stan Goldberg
February 23, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
1 Comment
We have an inherent desire to be compassionate. In the misery of another person, we see ourselves, if not in the present, than in the past or future....
Grief

Thought of the Day: Part 1 Grief Hierarchy- It Shouldn’t Exist

Stan Goldberg
January 20, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
Everyone has lost a partner, friend, parent, job, ability, pet, or object that created joy. It is something viewed as irreplaceable by the person...

Breast Cancer and the Fear of Recurrence

Stan Goldberg
January 16, 2015
Cancer
9 Comments
By Khevin Barnes My surgeon recommended that I have an ultrasound exam every four months for the first two years after my mastectomy. As the date...
Shinto Monk begging

Living With a Cancer Diagnosis, Coffee Distinctions, and Life’s Nuances

Stan Goldberg
January 7, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
Thought of the Day- I love coffee, but amazed when I read descriptions of their flavors and aromas, "buttery, bitter sweet, raspberry, vanilla, etc."...
Uncertainty about the future

Living With Cancer: A Paradigm for Uncertainty

Stan Goldberg
December 12, 2014
Cancer, Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. When a friend discussed with me the uncertainty of living without her recently deceased husband, I thought about my life living...
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....
Uncaring physician

Cancer Treatments: When Should You Fire Your Physician?

Stan Goldberg
December 8, 2014
Cancer, Chronic Illness, Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
The 1930’s singer and actor Sophia Tucker said “I’ve been rich, and I’ve been poor. Rich is better,"-- and so is competency in cancer...
Aging and nursing facility

You’re Putting Me in A Nursing Facility! Why Can’t You Care For Me At Home?

Stan Goldberg
December 5, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A few weeks ago Steve Moran published a three-part series in the Sacramento Bee on “the terrible state of affairs” in skilled...
dying in a Puccini opera

La Bohème: A Old Lesson in Living and Dying

Stan Goldberg
December 3, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
7 Comments
Last night with my wife I attended La Boheme, an opera by Puccini showing how little attitudes about dying changed since 1896 when the opera was...

“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...
Thankgiving and Gratitude: A Lesson in Acceptance

Thanksgiving and Gratitude: When Just a Little is Enough

Stan Goldberg
November 27, 2014
Thoughts of the Day
It’s Thanksgiving and yesterday I promised myself I wouldn't think today. But I woke up, and there they were--those pesky thoughts of the...
Physician fear of death

Do Physicians Fear Death?–How It Affects Your Health Care

Stan Goldberg
November 26, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
Although many physicians fear death, my oncologist doesn't. The relationship I have with him is one I would like with everyone in the medical...

Bill Cosby and Cancer: The need to believe

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

Life Lessons From People Living With and Dying From Cancer

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11/18/14  I often think about a patient I served in hospice who was dying from cancer. Once a week we would go to a place he chose—usually...
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