Ann Silberman
Ann Silberman is a breast cancer patient.
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Well-meaning but clueless person: "Let me know if you need anything." Snarky me: "Really? Thanks! Empty your purse and let's see what you have in there. Wait, is that purse Prada? I need that; I have medical bills to pay…
Well-meaning but clueless person: “Let me know if you need anything.”
Snarky me: “Really? Thanks! Empty your purse and let’s see what you have in there. Wait, is that purse Prada? I need that; I have medical bills to pay and want to look good paying them. Oh, that’s a pretty wedding ring, lots of diamonds, can I have that too?”
What you should say is absolutely nothing. This is a time …
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What do you say to a person who has cancer?
Patient voices
Many of you know that a judge in Pennsylvania has determined that the popular "I Heart Boobies" bracelets worn by middle school students are a form of free speech intended to raise awareness of breast cancer and cannot be restricted…
Many of you know that a judge in Pennsylvania has determined that the popular “I Heart Boobies” bracelets worn by middle school students are a form of free speech intended to raise awareness of breast cancer and cannot be restricted by schools.
As much as I love a good double-entrendre, I find the entire situation to be sad, particularly the misinformed comments I’ve seen made by parents of …
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The problem with I Heart Boobies bracelets worn by middle school students
Patient voices
So, you've cut off your breast(s) and poisoned and radiated your body. You've hit all your medical milestones - surgery, chemo, herceptin. You've recovered and the hair on your legs has grown back to plague you, and you have gotten…
So, you’ve cut off your breast(s) and poisoned and radiated your body. You’ve hit all your medical milestones – surgery, chemo, herceptin. You’ve recovered and the hair on your legs has grown back to plague you, and you have gotten back to a normal life. Work, jobs, family. Shaving.
Yet you are changed. You didn’t expect this, but each time you get dressed or undressed, you can’t help but notice your mastectomy …
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Cancer will always be a part of a patient’s identity
Patient voices
My oncologist's office implemented a new EMR system when I was in the middle of chemo. Once the nurses learned the system, I saw no difference in the care I got from them. Not quite so with the doctor. My…
My oncologist’s office implemented a new EMR system when I was in the middle of chemo. Once the nurses learned the system, I saw no difference in the care I got from them.
Not quite so with the doctor. My experience with him changed dramatically.
Before EMR I would enter the exam room and sit on a chair, play Angry Birds on my iPhone and wait. My doctor would walk in, make …
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