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What We Talk About [When We Talk About Cancer]

A Mass General Hospital Cancer Center Community Conversation

Caregiver

Changed My Very Nature Forever

Maddy A | Caregiver | Family Member | 07-05-2015

As the caregiver to a cancer patient, my interpretation of the word “change” is first, the realization that my reliance on the idea that cancer Continue…

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Gift, or the furthest thing from it?

Megan C | Caregiver | 08-08-2014

I’ve heard the phrase “Cancer is a gift” and it stirs up strong emotions in me. Personally, I think that phrase is a stretch, as I typically think of a gift as something that is enjoyable and positive, rather Continue…

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Hope is a Fortunate Companion

David B | Caregiver | 05-07-2014

“Hope… is a dimension of the soul, and it’s not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the world or estimate of the situation. It is an orientation of the spirit, an

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Sharing and Receiving

Megan C | Caregiver | 02-25-2014

Support is all about the cycle of sharing and receiving; as all humans are able to provide support in some way and we all have times Continue…

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The Power of Art

Megan C | Caregiver | 12-15-2013

With the differing degrees of illness and health omnipresent, it can sometimes be so hard to remain optimistic when working in a cancer center. Having the ability

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A “Lost” Battle?

Megan C | Caregiver | 10-16-2013

Throughout my childhood, I always understood that a battle had two sides, a win or a loss; where winning was great but losing, not…

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Fear never really bothered me before.

Megan C | Caregiver | 09-29-2013

I could choose to watch the Saw movies or stick to Disney. Then I became a parent, and I now know…

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Caring for others, and for yourself

Megan C | Caregiver | 04-13-2013

To me, care can equal stress, spark excitement and inspiration, engage compassion, wipe me out with fatigue, make me jump to action, and keep me coming back for more. I care about people’s well-being, comfort and engagement. I care about things being the best they can be.

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Our Mission

This is a place where anyone who counts themselves as a member of the Mass General Cancer Center community --- patient, family member, physician, nurse, researcher, social worker, care giver, administrator --- can come to read, think, and write about the words we all use, but which we don’t always understand in the same way. Often we use words and phrases that are common, that we use every day. Yet, their very familiarity creates the illusion of common understanding where, the fact is, we are frequently using these words in radically different ways, with radically different meanings. In our small way, WWTA is meant to help us work toward a common language and make the conversations we have about cancer more meaningful.

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