Terri Wingham, Founder & Executive Director of A Fresh Chapter, is back to talk about the power of "networking" and what that even means! Networking is often a loaded word. As defined by Merriam-Webster, “Networking is the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or...
Today we are sharing an inspiring story and wonderful opportunity from Terri Wingham, Founder & Executive Director of A Fresh Chapter. *** If you had told me when I was in the trenches of surgeries, chemotherapy and symptom management that the way to heal the “emotional...
Join Triage Cancer partner, The SAMFund, on Thursday, August 27, at 3pm EST/12pm PST for a webinar: Creating an Academic Plan: When You’re Diagnosed During College. Register today! As millions of college students head back to campus this week, a subset has to deal with the...
The 9th Annual Conference this year continues the tradition of being the place to meet, reunite, strategize and learn with and from providers of all stripes from across the U.S. and even the UK, Canada and Australia. The 2015 Critical Mass Annual Conference will be...
As a follow up to last week’s blog about the 50th birthday of Medicare and Medicaid, we wanted to share some additional resources on Medicaid. This fact sheet explains the difference between Medicare and Medicaid: www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11306.pdf. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also created a...
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law at a ceremony in Independence, Missouri. Congress passed the Social Security Amendments of 1965, after three previous Presidents had fought for the creation of a national health plan. Former President Truman was issued...
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s enhanced patient services and clinical initiatives to transform the fight against pancreatic cancer As the leader in the field, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is aiming to transform the country’s system for pancreatic cancer healthcare delivery and medical research. The...
by Jenna McDavid Program Manager, National LGBT Cancer Network In 2013, the National LGBT Cancer Network and LGBT HealthLink surveyed over 300 LGBTQ-identified cancer survivors and found that, overwhelmingly, our communities needed LGBTQ-targeted support. Mainstream, “straight-identified” cancer support groups too often left our people’s cancer experiences shut...
Bryan Bishop or “Bald Bryan” as he’s known to listeners of The Adam Carolla Show, has long been the sound-effects mastermind and super sharp sidekick to Adam Carolla on their popular radio show, and their widely downloaded podcast. In his debut memoir, SHRINKAGE: Manhood, Marriage,...
Ever wondered about how you can become an advocate? There’s a whole spectrum of advocacy: from advocating for yourself, to advocating for others in your community, from media advocacy (even social media) and research advocacy to policy and legislative advocacy, and everything in between. There are...