The United States Department of Labor is charged with administering the Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA) program in the U.S. This program requires that certain employers provide non-paid leave time to employees under certain circumstances. Leave is required in order to allow an employee to care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent if [...]
As we become end stage many of us find that our spiritual needs increase, but they are not being adequately met. Part of the problem is that we, ourselves, often cannot actually define what are our needs. As a matter of fact, we may even have trouble defining the word spiritual. If you causally ask [...]
Well, I'm on vacation from work until after the New Year, and Christmas is only moments away. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm ready to relax and reflect a little. It's time to take it easy for a few days and enjoy family, friends, and the season. That's why I decided that instead [...]
How many times have you sat with your oncologist and felt frustrated by the lack of any emotional response from them? When we deal with cancer much of our issues are laden with emotional concerns. We often look to our doctors for both technical medical help and support as well as emotional help and support. [...]
This morning’s New York Times on-line carried an interesting story written by Gina Kolata about what could be the next wave of cancer research, cancerous stem cells (csc). Despite the common belief that cancerous cells can just continue to divide and divide forever, now some researchers believe that cancerous tumor cells are, just as normal [...]