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Your Advice to Someone Newly Diagnosed? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer When I was first diagnosed with cancer, everybody and their mother was telling me what to do, how to handle it. Some advice was so off it made me want to stick my fingers in ... Read on »

Young Women and The Breast Cancer Guidelines by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’m disturbed that in recent conversation about breast cancer guidelines, I’ve not heard anybody asking the question: ‘What is the most effective way to lowe ... Read on »

When Cancer Muddles the Mind by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I thought I’d let you know that I am a guest blogger today for the New York Times and have written a post called When Cancer Muddles the Mind. Have a read and leave a c ... Read on »

Is Being An Aggressive Patient Always Smart? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve had a huge don’t mess with me attitude. I’m a scrawny Jewish girl, but am quite in touch with my inner Rambo. It’ ... Read on »

Does Your Caregiver Get A Break? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’m still living with cancer in me. But it’s been years since my last treatment. Now that treatment is farther in the past, my mom and I are able to talk about i ... Read on »

What Quotes or Scriptures Help In Tough Times? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer When I was 27 years old, I sat on a pleather exam table and had a doctor two years older than me tell me I had cancer. Everything in my life changed. But, this is actually ... Read on »

Ever Disobeyed Your Doctor’s Orders? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer When it comes to following prescription drug dosing and directions, I’m like a teacher’s pet. I’m terrified of potential drug side effects – almost to ... Read on »

Has Cancer Stolen Your Private Space? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Some people feel their body doesn’t belong to them anymore during illness; it belongs to the doctors. With cancer, I didn’t just surrender my body, I also relinq ... Read on »

Patients For A Moment by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Today I’m hosting Patients For A Moment, a bi-weekly blog carnival with links to select patient blogs. I’ve created four themes for this edition. Enjoy reading an ... Read on »

Too Lazy to Exercise? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I get winded from climbing a flight of stairs. This is pathetic. Aside from having two tumors in my neck (which have no impact on my lung capacity) I’m not sick. I&rs ... Read on »

What’s Your Cancer and Religion Connection? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer God talk is embedded in a lot of cancer conversations: “It is all a part of God’s plan.” “The universe is trying to tell me something.” “G ... Read on »

Addicted to Your Illness? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I have spent the last six years reading, researching, and writing about cancer. I am so fulfilled by this work, but sometimes I wonder if it is always the healthiest choice o ... Read on »

Do You Know About Your Doc’s Private Life? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I injured my knee while napping on Wednesday. (Who gets injured napping?) Still super painful on Thursday, Shannon pushed me into my doctor’s office in a wheelchair. ... Read on »

Fear of Pain Killers or Pot? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’m no angel. In high school I smoked a lot of pot and hash. A straight-A student, who rarely smoked on school days, I felt completely justified getting bake on the we ... Read on »

How Do You Handle Fear? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Fear is something I have experienced much of in the last nine years since my diagnosis, and my feeling is that it is not something that I “surmount” or “over ... Read on »

How Do You Decide Where to Donate? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I was recently asked how I decide what organizations to make donations to. Here’s my answer:I try to remove my emotions from the equation and not focus on my cancer sto ... Read on »

Has Poetry Helped? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer A great part of being an author and blogger is all of the emails I get from readers who I never would have met otherwise. Rich Devlin is one of those people.Rich sent me a ri ... Read on »

Are You Welcome in the Cancer Club? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer “Are you going to write in your book about the people who died? It is so depressing,” a person in the publishing world asked while I was writing Everything Change ... Read on »

Random Acts of Cancer Kindness by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer During my first cancer treatment I was scared and in pain. I wanted hope and an escape, reassurance and strength. It came in the mail.I received a hand written letter full o ... Read on »

Using Sex to Sell Breast Cancer? by Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer If my sexual history came with a transcript, you could read that I am anything but a prude. I like to look at a gorgeous pair of breasts just as much as the next straight, ma ... Read on »

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