Ruth Silverman
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Her life with cancer became a shared experienceDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Our mother, Ruth Gesmer Silverman, chose to discontinue her chemotherapy treatments at the end of October. She is comfortable with her decision, but her health has decli...
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Scan takes on new meaning for cancer patientsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many variations in the simple word "scan." We scan our newspapers; we scan e-mails; we scan a crowd to spot friends and family. Seldom do we think of using the...
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Taking time to appreciate the changing fall colorsOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's all around us. Not cancer or chemo. Change. Changing seasons can be measured in changing colors. At first, subtle - a touch of gold, a tinge of red and finally fier...
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Record floods? No problemSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Media reports are touting the value of writing about a diagnosis of cancer. Even on days when I feel like taking an extra few minutes to sleep late or sneaking a nap, if...
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As with oaks, firmly planted roots the key to survivalSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As a native New Englander, I've spent plenty of Labor Day weekend birthdays following the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms, like the ones tracked last week. My ch...
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Keeping in contact with family, pets lifts the spiritsAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Contact with others plays an important part in cancer care. Consider some special contacts I've had in recent weeks. As an only child, with most of my close family in th...
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Surviving those constant scans with humor and snacksAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - What's in a scan? We can quickly scan a document or a book. We can scan pictures. Occasionally, we can see what we look like inside, thanks to CT scans. There are variou...
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It's the little thingsJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people don't give the "little" things a second thought, until they become bigger things. In the past couple of weeks, I've moved to a new "facility" - the in-lingo ...
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Dogs of all breeds offer comfort to cancer patientsJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Therapy dogs aren't the only canines that affect the lives of patients in rehab or nursing homes. House pets have a profound effect, too. Consider the parade that passed...
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Eight-pound Burmese provides love during struggle with cancerJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm here to tell you that chemo and radiation aren't the only ways to fight cancer. One recent visitor to my room proved me correct. I didn't know whether he'd remember ...
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