The Importance of Living in the Moment from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Jeff Bushnell and Summer Golden, MPN Network Managers at the Patient Empowerment Network share the importance of truly living in the moment. Summer shares how Betty Boop, her pink poodle, was diagnosed with lymphoma. Fortunately, Betty was able to pull through, emerging […]
CLL & NHL Network Manager
AML Network Manager
Last week, we hosted an #patientchat on “Removing Barriers to a Successful Patient-Provider Relationship”. The #patientchat community came together for an engaging discussion and shared what was their mind. Top Tweets Holistic Medicine “Equified Partnership” Keys to a Good Patient-Provider Relationship Full Chat
Meet Our MPN Network Managers: Jeff and Summer from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Our MPN Network managers, Summer Golden and Jeff Bushnell of San Diego, California, discuss how a diagnosis of myelofibrosis–a rare blood cancer of the bone marrow–almost derailed their lives. Jeff and Summer share how transforming their fears, using comedy as medicine […]
What is Leukemia? As with many other cancers, leukemia is not a singular disease. There are many types of leukemia, and while it is a common childhood cancer, leukemia actually occurs more often in older adults. Leukemia is the most common cancer in people under the age of 15, but it is most likely to […]
Myeloma Network Manager
MPN Network Managers
Thyroid Cancer Network Manager
Last week, we hosted an #patientchat on “Driving Change: How Rare Disease Patients Can Get Involved” with RDMD (@rdmd). The #patientchat community came together for an engaging discussion and shared what was their mind. Top Tweets Equality vs. Equity Continued Discussion Culture Change Full Chat
When it comes to lung cancer, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t know that it is linked to smoking. If you don’t want lung cancer, you don’t smoke. It’s as simple as that. Or, is it? Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but it is not the only cause. Lung […]
Today, we’re extremely proud to introduce our first-ever Empowered! podcast. Empowered! will bring you conversations around topics that are important to patients and care partners. For our first episode, we meet Andrea Conners. Andrea is Patient Empowerment Network’s Executive Director. Andrea shares a little bit about herself, about PEN, and her inspiration in getting involved. […]
What happens when someone close to you has been diagnosed with cancer? How do you find the right words to say? What is the best way to support them? And how do you cope with your own emotions and feelings at the same time? In this month’s article, I am sharing advice that comes directly […]
Last week, we hosted an #patientchat on “Disparities in Care: Equality vs. Equity” with Diverse Health Hub (@DHealthHub). The #patientchat community came together for an engaging discussion and shared what was their mind. Top Tweets Equality vs. Equity Continued Discussion Culture Change Full Chat
