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You Will Laugh, You Will Cry: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, reveals beauty through the death of a teen
It is not surprising that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, an award winning coming-of-age film centered on a teen dying of terminal illness, got a standing ovation at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The story follows awkward, insecure … Continue reading
The Magnificent Marcy: A Woman’s Battle with Ovarian Cancer
Marcy Westerling fought a public battle with stage IV ovarian cancer. In the wake of her death, we reflect on her wisdom and moxy
Every once in a while, you hear about someone like Marcy Westerling (March 25, 1959 – June 10, 2015). A woman who had undergone a fair share of adversity and prejudice, Marcy, a native New Yorker who made the Pacific … Continue reading
Life Itself by Steve James
This stunning documentary follows the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert
Good films show us who a character really is deep down at the core; great films show us who we are deep down at our own core. Life Itself is one of those great films. Roger Ebert spent years of … Continue reading
The Promise and Hope a New Blood Test Brings as an Alternative to Cancer Biopsies
Researchers across the U.S. are testing out a blood test that could potentially find pieces of cancer DNA in one’s blood
For the most part, cancer biopsies tend to involve surgeons having to operate and remove pieces of wherever the suspicious cells and tissues that could be tumors might reside. According to a recent New York Times article, however, there is … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged Alternative Cancer Treatment, Blood Test for Cancer, Blood Tests, Cancer, DNA, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, SevenPonds, The Science of Us
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Finding Words
Emily McDowell's Empathy Cards beautifully frame empathic connection
Hallmark cards are there for the saccharine sweet moments in life, but how do you send a card to someone you know who is dying? Send one of Emily McDowell’s emotionally rich Empathy Cards. Being on either side of a terminal … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Cancer, Death and Beauty, Design, Emily McDowell, Empathy, Empathy Cards, Soulful Expressions, terminal illness, Vulnerability
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
A professor reflects on his life and achieving his childhood dreams
Professor Randy Pausch didn’t see his struggle with pancreatic cancer as special. Almost 49,000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year, and every one of them has an equally sad story to tell about the diagnosis. His story was … Continue reading
