The Important Questions We All Need To Ask Everyday
Everyday set aside some time to ask yourself two important questions; 1- What am I living for? 2- What can I do or change and to make the world a better place? Joel T Nowak, MA, MSW
Thoughts to Ponder
"Pain is part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that." -- Rabbi Harold Kushner, popular speaker and author of numerous books, including When Bad Things Happen to Good People
How Long Do I Have To Live?
You have been treated for prostate cancer and you find out that your PSA is rising. You are diagnosed with prostate cancer and the doctors tell you that the cancer has escaped the gland and moved on to other places in your body. You have advanced prostate cancer and there is no cure for you! [...]
Where We Are – The Changing Struggle of Cancer Survivors in the War
We have now been in this intense war against cancer for over 40 years and in many ways we still are losing. We have won some battles and some battles looked as though we were winning until that cancer enemy managed to sneak up behind us and have that last laugh. But, we have also [...]
Fear and Hope
Inside all of us is fear Inside all of us is hope Inside all of us is the ability to use our hope to conquer our fear Joel T Nowak MA, MSW
Taming Our Monsters
Today the movie version of Maurice Sendak's 1963 children’s picture book, “Where the Wild Things Are” opens in theaters. When the book was first published, many people complained that it was too scary. Sendak’s response was simple, he said just don’t read it. Sometimes, whether you read a book or watch a movie is not [...]
Stand By Me
As I mentioned yesterday I am in Michigan at my son's graduation. With all the festivities I have not had a lot of time to write. It will take me a few days yet to return home and get back into my routine. However I thought I would share this wish through this video song. [...]
Writing Your Legacy
As we age, especially for those of us who have advanced and recurrent prostate cancer we need to "put our affairs in order". This includes making sure we have a valid Will, have established any trusts that our spouses, partners, children and grandchildren might need, signed a health care proxy and appointed an individual with [...]
Vickie Shares Great Wisdom on Spousal Communication
Vickie wrote both a very moving and very important email to the "circle" mailing list. After reading this post I contacted her to asked permission to repost it on this blog. I am very thankful to her for giving me permission to re-publish it and I am hopeful that she will continue to share her [...]
Dr. Suess to the Rescue
I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind Some come from ahead and some from behind But I've bought a big bat. I'm already you see Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me - Dr. Suess The wisdom of Dr. Suess is universal. Cancer beware, we are going for you. [...]