by Jennifer | Dec 22, 2022 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #20 Doctors offices are called a practice for a reason. Expertise is earned not assigned by a title. When we go to school, we leave with a baseline of skills to build expertise upon. A friend recently was talking about what it takes to be an expert.... by Jennifer | Dec 21, 2022 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #19 Doctors do not always have all the answers. Stop expecting them to. For decades, maybe even the last two centuries, doctors were trained to be the authority and patients were trained to do what they say, sometimes without question. This model... by Jennifer | Dec 20, 2022 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #18 Second opinions are not disrespectful. Sometimes you are fortunate. You have friends who refer a doctor they love and trust or our trusted doctor refers us to another specialist. You meet them and are comfortable. What they say makes sense and... by Jennifer | Dec 19, 2022 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #17 People WILL say judgmental things about you and cancer. It’s about them, not you! People are judgy. My mom told me one day about the daughter of a couple she met who didn’t want the family to tell anyone she had cancer, because people will... by Jennifer | Dec 18, 2022 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #16 People are weird. Especially when it comes to someone else’s cancer. I could have stopped at people are weird. ALL PEOPLE. Yes, even you. When I was in the dating world, I met a lot of interesting people. One day a friend said, these people are...