Take a vacation from thinking about cancer-

Meridithe Mendelsohn, PhD

ORGANIZATIONS

A 3rd Act Helping is healing

Breast Cancer Trials
Information about finding research studies

Cancer Research Institute
Focus on immunotherapy research and trials

Coalition of Cancer Survivorship
Advocating for quality care for all people touched by cancer

Conquer Cancer
Stories of cancer experiences

National Breast Cancer Foundation

on being
Deep thinking about renewing life

The Marginalian

Art, poetry and inspiration

ARTICLES

Don’t go down the rabbit hole of despair

Become an Advocate

Tribute to Cancer

More Time

A Beautiful Wish

Finding buoyancy amidst despair

Doctor as Patient

I have cancer. Please don’t call me survivor

Cancer has given me the life I was meant to live

Transitioning from healthy physician to patient with cancer

Having cancer should not make you homeless

Living with lung cancer

My life of service to other cancer survivors

Experiences with cancer, captured in works of art

What reality is and how to become what you are

More Noodles, More Life

Cancer Has Taught Me to Live With Purpose

I Want to Live Long and I Want to Live Well

PODCASTS

Social Distance Podcast
Atlantic Magazine features Caitlin Flanagan in an episode called “High Risk”

BOOKS

The Breast Defense is a Good Offense: Facing Life and Breast Cancer with an Infusion of Humor and Attitude, Cathy Croshaw. Author's tale of diagnosis, treatment and moving on.

Memoir of a Life Shattered: Living With and Through a Pancoast Tumor, Judith Fugate. An account of the author's experience and coping

Love is the Strongest Medicine, Steven Eisenberg. Notes from a cancer doctor on Connection, Creativity, and Compassion

Wild Ride Home: Love, Loss and a Little White Horse, Christine Hemp. Seen through the lens of horse training, the author discusses her life.

The Big Ordeal, Cynthia Hayes. Tale of the author's cancer journey as a journalist and health care administrator

Milkshakes and Morphine: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Genvieve Fox. A journalist's account of her cancer experience.

Slow Medicine, Victoria Sweet. A physician's approach to medical practice as longer term than what the current status is.

Between Two Kingdoms: Memoir of a Life Interrupted, Suleika Jaouad. The story of a young woman's cancer experience.

This Should Not Be Happening: Young Adults with Cancer, Anne Katz. Interviews with young survivors from across North America detailing their experiences and challenges.

Everything Changes: The Insider’s Guide to Cancer in Your 20’s and 30’s, Kairol Rosenthal. Stories, resources and advice for young adults.

What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness, Tessa Miller. Part memoir, part guide for others with chronic illness.

A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles. Mary Elizabeth Williams. Enduring cancer and its treatment with resilience and humor.

Off Our Chests. Liza and John Marshall. An oncologist and his wife share their personal story.

CONVERSATIONS

DORI BERGMAN, Wilderness and Art
As a visual artist, Ms. Bergman discusses her work that reflects her thoughts about women in the outdoors and the effects on mental health. VIEW SITE >

ELIZABETH FISHEL, Author
Well known for her books about relationships and health related topics (Sisters, Wednesday Writers), Ms. Fishel explains how to begin a writing practice using techniques that she has discovered to be effective. WRITING AS HEALING RESOURCES >