Cancer: The Scariest Ride of Them All
June is home to National Cancer Survivors Day (June 7th), a day to celebrate the journey of survivors, who are defined as “patients diagnosed with cancer.” While there are multiple…
Health Exercises to Tap Into Your Resiliency
The current pandemic the world is facing has caused a whirlwind of emotions, especially for immunocompromised patients, including cancer patients. Every feeling, from grief to sadness, and anger to hopelessness,…
Care Partner’s Checklist During a Crisis
PEN’s Care Partner Network Manager, Sherea Cary, shares her tips for care partners during a crisis:
How to Make the Most of a Virtual Visit
“Well, we need to check your titer,” the doctor explained as he went over my lab results via a recent Zoom call. “Titer?” I thought. I know I’ve heard that…
Service as Medicine: Cheer Someone Else Up and Cheer Yourself Up
Service as Medicine: Cheer Someone Else Up and Cheer Yourself Up from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. MPN Network Managers, Summer and Jeff sheltering in place from San Diego, California,…
How Can MPN Patients Amplify Their Voice?
How Can MPN Patients Amplify Their Voice? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. MPN Network Managers Jeff Bushnell and Summer Golden, a husband and wife team, share how they cope…
The Value of Patient Communities
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I thought “This is all on me. I’m going to get through this on my own.” I didn’t want to burden anyone with my…
The Importance of Living in the Moment
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…
Thyroid Cancer Empowerment Lead
The drip-drip-dripping of the sink in the radiology room echoed loudly in my brain as I waited for the pathologist. I just had a biopsy done for two spots on…
Meet Our MPN Empowerment Leads: Jeff and Summer
Meet Our MPN Network Managers: Jeff and Summer from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Our MPN Empowerment Leads, Summer Golden and Jeff Bushnell of San Diego, California, discuss how a…
Diana’s Story: How Connecting with Another Head and Neck Cancer Patient Saved My Life
Diana’s Story: How Connecting with Another Head and Neck Cancer Patient Saved My Life from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. After Diana’s cancer diagnosis, she was told that she had…
Putting the Human Back in Healthcare
I recently listened to one of my favorite podcasts, “What Should I Read Next.” The premise of the podcast is the host, Anne Bogel, chats with a guest about their…