Has Toxic Positivity Played a Role in Your Cancer Journey?
Has Toxic Positivity Played a Role in Your Cancer Journey? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Toxic positivity is a buzzword that has been thrown around lately. Lisa, Thomas, Donna…
Finding Humor in Cancer’s Awkward Moments
Finding Humor in Cancer’s Awkward Moments from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Sometimes people just don’t know what to say when someone has been diagnosed with cancer and unexpected side…
What Are Your Go-to Coping Mechanisms While Living With Cancer?
What Are Your Go-to Coping Mechanisms While Living With Cancer? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Lisa and Thomas, living with Myeloma along with Donna and Diana, living with NHL…
Negotiating Debt, Managing Your Finances and Gaining Financial Security
Debt can be crushing. It can cause people to delay marriages, purchasing of a home and even decline or delay needed medical treatment. In fact, one of the leading causes…
The Power of Shared-Decision Making: A New Revolution of Care
I remember my treating surgeon discussing my treatment options with me when I was first diagnosed with cancer back in 2017 at the age of 27. I didn’t know much…
Hospital Charity Programs: What You Need to Know
Understanding Hospital Charity Programs Many of you may be aware that some laws have changed regarding reporting of medical debt to credit agencies. Those new laws are most favorable to…
Quizartinib in FLT3-ITD-Positive AML
Introduction I generally think of treatments for AML as old, meaning they were around when I was diagnosed in 1992, or new ones that were developed after that. In the…
Managing MPN Fatigue During the Holiday
Managing MPN Fatigue During the Holiday from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. MPN Care Partner and Patient, Jeff and Summer discuss how to manage fatigue during the holiday season. Summer…
Navigating Thyroid Cancer: Tips from Someone Who’s Been There
So you’ve been diagnosed with the “C” word, specifically thyroid cancer, and now you’re seeing a whole new care team. This usually includes an endocrinologist who specializes in disorders of…
MPN Patient and Care Partner Share Clinical Trial Experience
MPN Patient and Care Partner Share Clinical Trial Experience from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. MPN Empowerment Leads Jeff and Summer share their experience participating in a COVID-19 clinical trial….
Ivosidenib and Azacitidine for IDH1-Mutated AML
There has been another significant advance in the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) at least for the small subset of patients (6-10%) who have a mutation in one of…
Compassion Meditation
Compassion Meditation from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo. Learn about cultivating love and tenderness towards others and bolstering feelings of connectedness as well as understanding and acceptance of others. Support…