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Why World Violence and Family Conflicts are More Connected Than You Think

Stan Goldberg
December 16, 2014
Caregiving, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY.  Yesterday we saw three seemingly unconnected events that shocked the world. The murder of Australians by an extremist in Sydney, the slaughter of children by the Taliban in Northwest...
Hippie period never ended

Aging and Sexual Dilutions: “Friending” an Old Man

Stan Goldberg
December 15, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
This morning on Facebook I had a request from someone almost old enough to be my granddaughter. Looking at the provocative picture, I wondered why someone this young wanted to be a “Friend” of someone who...
Uncertainty about the future

Living With Cancer: A Paradigm for Uncertainty

Stan Goldberg
December 12, 2014
Cancer, Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. When a friend discussed with me the uncertainty of living without her recently deceased husband, I thought about my life living with prostate cancer. Until his death my friend’s life was...
Why you shouldn't cheerlead against cancer

Why Being a Cheerleader for Cancer Survivors May Not Be Helpful.

Stan Goldberg
December 11, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
A few days ago I discussed the tricky balance between accepting the realities of cancer vs. the need for hope with Joni Aldrich on The Cancer Support Network. As someone who has lived with cancer for the...
The beginning of a cancer journey

Coping With Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An Event

Stan Goldberg
December 10, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
Thought of the Day-Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An event. We often think of illnesses, especially cancer, as if it’s just a tragic event. Something that primary affects the person diagnosed with it,...
Uncaring physician

Cancer Treatments: When Should You Fire Your Physician?

Stan Goldberg
December 8, 2014
Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
The 1930’s singer and actor Sophia Tucker said “I’ve been rich, and I’ve been poor. Rich is better,"-- and so is competency in cancer treatment. Currently, I'm blessed with competent, caring, and...
Aging and nursing facility

You’re Putting Me in A Nursing Facility! Why Can’t You Care For Me At Home?

Stan Goldberg
December 5, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A few weeks ago Steve Moran published a three-part series in the Sacramento Bee on “the terrible state of affairs” in skilled nursing facilities in California. The response from the...
Anticipating your death

Anticipating Your Death: A Transformative Exercise

Stan Goldberg
December 4, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
In 1998 Steven Levine Wrote “One Year to Live,” where he asked readers to think about what they would do if their death occurred in one year. I remember the discomfort this discussion created with...
dying in a Puccini opera

La Bohème: A Old Lesson in Living and Dying

Stan Goldberg
December 3, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
7 Comments
Last night with my wife I attended La Boheme, an opera by Puccini showing how little attitudes about dying changed since 1896 when the opera was first performed. DEALING WITH LOSS In the third act, Mimi, the...

“I Have Cancer” is an Amazon #9 Best Seller Today, But What About Tomorrow?

Stan Goldberg
December 1, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
My new book “I have Cancer” 48 Things to Do When You Hear Those Words, has a Kindle #9 rank in cancer today—the day of it’s release. So why shouldn’t I rejoice rather than be anxious? Making a...
What Richard Pryor and Cancer Support Have in Common

What Richard Pryor Has In Common with Cancer Support

Stan Goldberg
November 28, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY  When I was listening to a PBS tribute of Richard Pryor, it became apparent how our history plays out in the present. It’s especially true if you have a friend or loved one living with,...
Thankgiving and Gratitude: A Lesson in Acceptance

Thanksgiving and Gratitude: When Just a Little is Enough

Stan Goldberg
November 27, 2014
Thoughts of the Day
It’s Thanksgiving and yesterday I promised myself I wouldn't think today. But I woke up, and there they were--those pesky thoughts of the day. I'M GRATEFUL FOR Being an old man and not just a...
Physician fear of death

Do Physicians Fear Death?–How It Affects Your Health Care

Stan Goldberg
November 26, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
Although many physicians fear death, my oncologist doesn't. The relationship I have with him is one I would like with everyone in the medical community. “I have two goals,” he said when I recently was in...
Adversity and values

Values and Adversity: Boomers vs. ME Generation

Stan Goldberg
November 25, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
At a party the other day I had a conversation with a friend who is my age (69) about our children’s generation and those who came afterward. I’m told the newest is the ME generation. I enjoy my children...
Substituting understanding for forgiveness

Family Conflict: Selective Manipulation of the Past

Stan Goldberg
November 24, 2014
Caregiving, Thoughts of the Day
As violence continues in the Mideast, people who are attacked ignore the past—only the present is important to them, as it is within some families. Those who are doing the attacking take a 180 degree turn on...

Bill Cosby and Cancer: The need to believe

Stan Goldberg
November 21, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
Living with cancer
aging and death

Aging and a Shrinking World

Stan Goldberg
November 20, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
When friends die death comes closer to us

Life Lessons From People Living With and Dying From Cancer

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11/18/14  I often think about a patient I served in hospice who was dying from cancer. Once a week we would go to a place he chose—usually somewhere he knew he’d never see again. Once it was to his...
Robin's Williams and suicide

Not Drawing Conclusions: Robin William’s Suicide

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
1 Comment
suicide often involves facts we don't understand

How Do You React When Someone Says, “I Have Cancer”

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11/12/14  I've been called "courageous" and a "survivor" for battling my cancer for 12 years. I take the compliments as compassionate thoughts, but do they reflect what I and other people living with cancer...
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