I guess I made a good impression. Was invited back by Maryanna D. Klatt. Ph.D. Assistant Professor Clinical Allied Medicine to speak to her “The Evolving Art and Science of Medicine” class at The Ohio State University about “The Year My Dad Went Bald,” and the healing process that went along with the creation of the book for the second year in a row. It was a great class with lots insightful questions from the students. I look forward to visiting the class again next year. Also was honored to meet co-speaker Mary Fisher who is helping the fight against cancer with her Grateful Hearts Designs. She makes and sells wonderful mittens from recycled sweaters and all proceeds benefit the Arthur James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Check them out at http://www.gratefulheartdesign.com/
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Blogging about the Book
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Heroes
This year has started out like a kick in the stomach as recent deaths of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Lemmy from Motorhead have reminded that we still have a long way to go in the fight against cancer. These losses come along with some notable fights against lymphoma in the world of sports especially […]
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Blogging Your Cancer
An interesting column by Bill Saporito in last week’s edition of Time magazine addressed the growing phenomenon of blogging about cancer. Former New York Times editor Bill Keller and Emma Keller of the U.K.’s Guardian both wrote columns questioning the necessity and taste of patients blogging about their cancer and their treatments. Both columns made […]
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21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards
While The Year My Dad Went Bald was shut out of the 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, the judges still had plenty of great things to say about the book in their commentary. After reading this, I think I need to find out who actually won, because those books must be awesome. Thanks to Writer’s […]
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Camp Kesem in my backyard
Just like being back at camp, making s’mores in the backyard. We were honored to host a thank you/reunion party for the fantastic counselors of Camp Kesem OSU last week. Camp Kesem is a student run, volunteer organization which provides a summer camps experience to kids whose parents are fighting cancer. We are grateful for […]
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Summer Fun
Danny just returned from another fun-filled week at Camp Kesem. I can’t thank the Ohio State students involved enough for their commitment to this program. Camp Kesem is an overnight camp for children who have a parent who has battled some sort of cancer. It is completely run and funded by OSU students who work […]
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