A Small, Inspiring Bushy-Tailed Visitor as a Distraction From Cancer
Since art can be such good therapy for those struggling with a cancer diagnosis, I’m going to be creating a number of coloring pages for the readers and contributors here at CURE®. I know my late wife found coloring the pages I often created for her to be a welcome distraction when she was undergoing treatment for BRCA2-associated breast cancer.
https://www.curetoday.com/view/a-small-inspiring-bushy-tailed-visitor-as-a-distraction-from-cancer
A Holiday Offering for Those Affected by Cancer
Losing
my wife to a hereditary cancer that was very preventable was unbearably
heartbreaking. And the heartache is never more keenly felt by my
daughter and me than during the holidays.
My wife is no longer alive to celebrate the holidays because some members of her family did not value a blood relative's life enough to share what would have been life-saving genetic sequencing information. So, in memory of my wife, I have become a very determined hereditary cancer awareness and prevention advocate in the hope that I might save a life or two and prevent a hell of a lot of suffering and sorrow.
As part of my love and advocacy, I create content for Cure Today, a publisher of cancer care resources. For the holidays I wrote a story that I hope you will take a moment to read.
And accompanying my story is a holiday art activity with a message about cancer that I hope you’ll share...
https://www.curetoday.com/view/a-holiday-offering-for-those-affected-by-cancer
CURE's Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=593898379409225&set=a.404816141650784
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Please read my December 1, 2022 article at Cure Today:
This particular article was inspired by children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Thought Bubble video about kindness. Since it wasn't linked in the article, click on the image below to view it:
Thanks to the Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation for giving my article a shout-out on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=517614293747786&set=a.343272274515323
An Owl Drawing Demonstration and an Ask for Some Wise Input from the Cancer Community
Take a Break from the Darkness of Cancer and Draw a Halloween Monster
Thoughts on Breast Cancer Awareness Month: the Disease Is No ‘Stroll Through the Park’
Are you aware
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Probably. It's hard to
miss all the "pinkness." Well, here's a link to my brutely honest
rant blog post and cartoon about one aspect of it at CURE Today from a cancer-caregiver-now-cancer-widower's point of view
How to Use Drawing as a ‘Creative Break’ From Cancer.
Hereditary Cancer Demands a New Medical Discipline
This oft-forgotten part of the Hippocratic Oath helped to inspire me to write the article:
"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure."
Finding the Courage to Look at Family Cancer History
Create a Cancer-Fighting Superhero







Hoping to Prevent Hereditary Cancer
Hoping For a Miracle: Mental Health Care Should Be Standard Treatment for All Cancers
Navigating Cancer Test Results Is Challenging for Patients and Their Caregivers