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Tag Archives: Pancreatic cancer
“The Best of Us” by Joyce Maynard
A brutally honest memoir of love and loss
“How do two people get through the day when one of them has a tumor inside his abdomen that may be killing him, and the other is simply consumed with grief?” This is the question that Joyce Maynard asks … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Grief, Jim Barringer, Joyce Maynard, Loss, Pancreatic cancer, terminal illness
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Microsoft Diagnoses Cancer Before Doctors
Thanks to search engine analytics, you may know if you have cancer sooner
Researchers at Microsoft have found some interesting patterns in search engine queries that have potential to predict the likelihood of someone having pancreatic cancer before any medical tests have been run. This is not the first time search engine data … Continue reading
“The End of Your Life Book Club,” by Will Schwalbe
A reflection about the books you read when a loved one nears death
In 2007, Will Schwalbe’s mother, Mary Anne, was diagnosed with hepatitis after returning from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan. Months later, her doctors discovered she was suffering from an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer, a disease which is usually fatal … Continue reading
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
A Few More Days of Purpose
After a career in nursing, Martha Keochareon spent her last days teaching nursing students how to care for cancer patients in palliative treatment
Sometimes people donate their bodies to science after death, but Martha Keochareon had offered herself as an instructional tool during her last two months of life. In November of 2013, Ms. Keochareon called Kelly Keane, a counselor at Holyoke Community College … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Dying, Holyoke Community College, Hospice, Hospice Care, intent, Martha Keochareon, Nursing students, Palliative treatment, Pancreatic cancer, Patient, purpose, The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, The New York Times, therapeutic communication, tranquility, tumor
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