Our friend, Dr. Jamie Aten, is quite a remarkable gent. A psychology professor in the field of disaster relief at Wheaton College, IL, he is also lives with Stage 4 colorectal cancer; we encourage you to read his article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Some of you may recall, Jamie joined us for a Speaking Freely virtual session earlier this year on the vocabulary we use around cancer; you can listen to it here. He’ll be back on July 29 to join a panel on ‘The Language of Cancer’ that is open to all.
Earlier today, Jamie published another piece in Cure Today that we want to bring to your attention. It relates an experience many of you are too familiar with …. how ‘friends’ disappear when you face cancer, and other crises, then you have to evaluate whether it is worth the effort to re-engage. Know the feeling …. read it here.
Our thanks to Jamie for giving AnCan a shout out on the national stage ….. join us on July 29 to hear more from Dr. Aten!