SOURCES: Carly Ornstein, national director, lung cancer education, American Lung Association. Katie Brown, vice president, support and survivorship programs, LUNGevity Foundation. Bill McDermott, licensed clinical social worker; president, Association of Oncology Social Work. Paula Adamson, Greensboro, NC. Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD, associate professor, family medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Nichelle Stigger, member, LUNGevity board … Read more
Shaquita Estes recalls being in total disbelief when the doctor told her she may have breast cancer. “I absolutely lost it,” Estes says. “I remember falling to the floor just telling him that I heard what he was saying, that this could not be true.” Estes, a 45-year-old pediatric nurse practitioner from … Read more
SOURCES: Bianca Hernandez, patient, Miami. CDC: “What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?” Americans with Disabilities Act: “Service Animals,” “Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA.” American Kennel Club: “Service Dogs, Working Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs: What’s the Difference?” Prairie Conlon, licensed professional counselor, national certified counselor, clinical director, CertaPet, Dallas. U.S. … Read more
SOURCES: Kate Zerbi, MS patient, Denver. Lauri Frenkel, founder, A Pet’s Purpose, Madison, GA. American Kennel Club: “Everything You Need to Know About Emotional Support Animals,” “Service Dogs 101 — Everything You Need to Know.” U.S. Department of Transportation: “Traveling by Air with Service Animals.” Humane Society: “Travel safely with your pet by car, airplane, … Read more
Receiving a cancer diagnosis and going through treatment can make you feel as if you’re on an emotional rollercoaster. This is especially true for young adults. You may feel shocked, afraid, angry, sad, embarrassed, and lonely as you start treatment. Over the course of your illness you, like many other young people, may also feel … Read more
Movie Name: Putham Pudhu Kaalai Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad, Gautham Menon, Rajiv Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, Suhasini Mani Ratnam Putham Pudhu Kaalai, an Amazon Prime Video Original anthology brings together five top filmmakers from Kollywood for a project that was shot in lockdown. Sudha Kongara Prasad, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon and Karthik Subbaraj … Read more
Jamie Tyrone, author Fighting for My Live: How to Thrive in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s, San Diego. Scott Weissman, MS, CGC, Chicago Genetics, Chicago. Shirley Wu, PhD, director, Health Product Science, 23andMe, San Francisco. Julie Gregory, president, APOE4info.org, Long Beach, IN. New England Journal of Medicine: “Effect of Direct-to-Consumer Genomewide Profiling to Assess Disease Risk.” … Read more