The Baby Bells (telephone companies) are legally required to offer substantial discounts on basic phone service to people with a limited income. If your income is limited, then contact your telephone company. Tell them that your income has become very limited due to illness and ask them to tell you what discounts are available. Joel [...]
Sanad means "Support" in Jordanian. I met yesterday with a coalition of sanad group leaders who were touring the United States as guests of the Department of State. Their mission was to learn as much as possible about how we conduct our cancer support groups. We enjoyed one and a half hours of exchanging [...]
As I get older and because of the hormone blockade I have gained weight, I do not mean a little weight, I have gained a lot of weight. Exercise has also become very difficult because of the peripheral neuropathy that the blockade has given me. I even have difficulty just walking! Now that I have [...]
Did you know that cancer patients still have to go to their internists for their routine check ups? It doesn't matter how many other doctors we see about our cancer, we still need to go and have all that other normal type of stuff done. I know it doesn't seem fair, we seem to spend [...]
Our brothers in Australia can finally have access to Taxotere! The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has finally listed Taxotere for men with hormone refractory prostate cancer. Now, our brothers in Australia will not have to personally pay to obtain their Taxotere. Up until this point, those who were able to afford to pay for Taxotere [...]