A Poet’s Autobiography of Cancer
Posted May 31st, 2023
OncoLink Team
In the fall of 2022, my life was changed by a single phone call when I was diagnosed with stage II B-cell, non-specified, non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. For me, a large tumor was growing in my left armpit. The tumor was damaging my ulnar nerve to the point […]
Resource Round-Up: Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer
Posted May 23rd, 2023
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer can be devastating. Patients and caregivers can find it difficult to know where to find the best treatment and what that treatment should look like. This was the experience of Anne Glauber and her family in 2014. They did not know where to turn for information and care but knew […]
Resource Round-Up: 2Unstoppable
Posted May 16th, 2023
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
When you are given a diagnosis of breast cancer, exercise may not be top of mind – but perhaps it should be. There are many benefits to exercise – including: These benefits are not lost on Ilana Gamerman and Michelle Stravitz, two breast cancer survivors who saw how exercise and fitness support improved their own […]
Happy Occupational Therapy Month
Posted April 19th, 2023
OncoLink Team
April is Occupational Therapy (OT) month, and it is with gratitude and humble appreciation that I come to reflect upon my time as an OT working with cancer patients and their loved ones. Working in cancer care across the continuum has been one of my life’s greatest honors, and I wish to take a moment […]
