Many of us who are mostly at home have reached a high level of boredom. No matter how interesting our activities, we’ve probably been doing the same things for quite a well.…
Read moreBe Kind to Mom This Sunday
This post is in honor of moms all around the world. Please be kind to every mom this Sunday.
In fact, we should really celebrate moms every day of the year.…
Read moreCoronavirus Thoughts from a High-Risk Perspective
On Tuesday, we looked at the coronavirus in terms of facts versus myths. Now, we offer coronavirus thoughts from a high-risk perspective.
As those of you who read Living Well While Surviving Cancer already know, the author of this blog (Joel Evans) is a pancreatic cancer survivor with a compromised immune system.…
Read moreI Am Now a Five-Year Cancer Survivor
Amazing. Unbelievable. Lucky. Blessed. I am now a five-year cancer survivor. Although some define the 5-year period as beginning at the date of diagnosis, I prefer to use the date of my Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer.…
Read moreMy Latest Adventures — Part Two
On Tuesday, we presented part one. Today, we offer my latest adventures — part two. It is dedicated to my wife Linda, the LOML (love of my life).…
Read moreDo NOT Say This to a Person in Pain
Speaking from personal experience, I have had people say various hurtful things. Or things that are not helpful. Often unintentionally.
For example, as Linda Esposito notes for US News & World Report:
“People with chronic pain have heard it all – over and over.…
Read moreCVS Pharmacy Ups Its Game
In 2019, there are fewer large chain pharmacies than ever before. Nonetheless, the competition is intense among giants such as CVS and Walgreens.
Thus, for example, CVS has been upping its game in major ways.…
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