AnCan and The Marsh (well renown, long-established theater company with a large following in the Bay Area and venues in San Francisco and Oakland) collaborateevery 4th Wednesday of the month for Solo Arts Heal!
Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-raised rapper/producer Brian RiGHtSiDE’ Smith was diagnosed while in college with metastatic testicular cancer – and later, a reoccurrence of cancer in the brain, which left him with paralysis on his left side – hence the “right side” moniker.
In addition to performing original music, Brian discussed overcoming various health challenges and substance abuse, and his work supporting teens and young adults with cancer by sharing healthy and creative ways to process their emotions.
Watch this inspiring performance here:
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(Editor’s note: This is a ‘master’ list of books related to death, dying, and grief. We hope you will find this to be a helpful resource in your journey, no matter what it is. If you would like to share a book that has helped you, please email alexa at ancan.org. Amazon links here for your convenience and ease of purchasing the book. Remember, you can help AnCan with absolutely no cost to you by purchasing through AmazonSmile. Read how to here. Special thanks to Dr. John Antonucci.)
“We face fears of death and dying, and at times turn to authors who have thought deeply and written about the topic. I offer here a short bibliography on the topic. Ideally it would be an organic list, onto which readers could add suggestions or comments.” – Dr. John Antonucci
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, July 26, 2022
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Editor’s Pick: No one ever asked but exactly how much chemo is required to be eligible for Pluvicto?… Jim B wants to know! And watch out for the Nurse Practitioners when your doc isn’t available(rd)
Topics Discussed
Denovo Mx Newbie experiences heart issues from treatment; when to see the NP; chemo failing – time for Pluvicto; handling anxiety; Carl’s next step – Pluvicto, rechallenging PARP, or …??; defer ADT for oligoMx spot RT; advanced PCa REQUIRES GU med onc who knows the map; how much chemo required for Pluvicto qualification; rechallenging with another radionuclide; treatments for PTEN and SPOP?
Chat Log
AnCan – rick (to Organizer(s) Only): 3:19 PM: No PTEN, TP53??
Herb Geller (to Organizer(s) Only): 3:19 PM: There must be some specific mutations
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 3:22 PM: Great job getting your son to test, Bob!
ALFRED LATIMER (to Everyone): 3:37 PM: Bob: you have learrned an amazing amount about PCa in four months. Great job with the homework!
Len Sierra (to Organizer(s) Only): 3:44 PM: definitely!
Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 3:58 PM: need to leave early tonite – catch you all next week!
Henry (Private): 4:12 PM: Hey there Rick. This is your old buddy Henry from Alabama. I joined late and so didn’t get on the list to ask questions/speak. Is there still room, or already too full for tonight? Not urgent. It’s about my PTEN SPOP deletions with low tumor mutational burden and microsatellite stability. I’ve learned from Dr. E (thanks to you hooking us up!!!!!!) that PTEN may = abiraterone resistance. This can totally wait ‘till next week or more. Thanks!!
Peter Kafka – Maui (to Organizer(s) Only): 4:17 PM: Guys: I wil be hopping off before 2pm – Got to catch an overnight flight back to Minneapolis. My first Keytruda infusion will be with Antonarakis next Tuesday. I am optimistic. Thanks for everything. I will try and catch up with some of the more recent MN guys who have popped up in recent weeks over the summer months.
David Muslin (to Everyone): 4:22 PM: Is Bob castrate resistant?
Peter Kafka – Maui (to Everyone): 4:33 PM: Good catch Dennis!
Bob McHugh (to Everyone): 4:34 PM: Many thanks to all. Good night.
Peter Kafka – Maui (to Everyone): 4:37 PM: Chemo # 5 & 6 are the worst.
Mark Finn (to Everyone): 4:47 PM: Rick – info on “weaning off” prednisone? thanks
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 4:49 PM: SLOWLY!!!!!!!! Please speak to your docs!!
Mark Finn (to Everyone): 4:50 PM: OK – “slowly”? 5mg every other day? 2.5/day by cutting tablet? Expected side effects if go cold turkey?: I am going off prednizone and have about 10 tabs remaining.
Jim Marshall, Alexandria, VA (to Everyone): 4:53 PM: I did 2.5 prednisone for 10 days and 2.5 every other day for 10 days. Seem to work. jim marshall
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 4:54 PM: Mark Finn …. you don’t want to go cold turkey. I know someone who lost 30# …. really screws up your adrenals.
David Muslin (to Everyone): 4:55 PM: When should Jim B check his PSA next?
Herb Geller (to Everyone): 4:56 PM: I assume they will check before the next chemo.
Jerry Pelfrey – Mexico (to Everyone): 5:14 PM: sorry I have to leave gents. Have a good week and see you next week!
Bob G (to Everyone): 5:15 PM: Have to leave. Thank you for all the great feedback & info. Will be back. Have a good night.
Kevin Bagnasco (Private): 5:17 PM. I am at a crossroad now. I have done LU-177, Actinium 8 sessions of docetaxel. Tagawa has taken me off because of the neuropathy in my fingers (nothing in toes). Scans are scheduled this Friday. I have an appointment with Tagawa on the 2nd and Petrylac on the 4th. PSA has gone from 9/9/21 (4.93 to 19.7).metastasized tumors are throughout my skeleton system.
On July 21st, we had so much fun once again with our very own Hannah Garrison (Artist, MS activist, and moderator for our MS virtual support group). Hannah taught us how to create summer sunset backgrounds with acrylic paint, blending, different types of clouds, stars, and mountains. You could create 100’s of art pieces that all look different from this class with all the options there are. See what our community members created with this project in the AnCan Art Gallery.
What you will need:
Canvas or paper, rectangular is best.
Acrylic Paint (colors we used: blue, purple, orange, yellow, pink, and white. But feel free to use what you have, or make your own color palette!)
Toothbrush (it will make sense, I promise. You can go green and use an old tooth brush, as long as there is no fresh toothpaste on the brush)
Paintbrush
Water
Napkins – and lots of them
Something to protect your work space – newspaper, trash bag, etc.
Watch this here:
Funding for this project was provided by the HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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On June 29th we hosted a webinar that we know you’ll love to share! Titled “Genetic and Genomic Testing The How’s, Why’s and Where’s“, you’ll get a crash course on everything genetic and genomic testing related.
