At this week’s happy hour event, CaringOn honored a well-deserving woman who exemplifies our mission. Jessica Fox is a Nurse Navigator/Social Worker at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital whose work focuses on cancer patients there. Her role has been to provide the emotional and psychological support for the patients and their caregiver as they deal with …
This week, CaringOn held a fundraising event at a Baltimore restaurant, La Cuchara. The happy hour was a fantastic time for all involved and allowed us to honor a hard-working nurse navigator while also raising money to reward caregivers in the future. Monetary goals were EXCEEDED before long as a result of many raffle ticket …
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In one of the many notebooks that hold my CaringOn ideas, business plans, sketches, thoughts, and lists, I came across one of many quotes that caught my attention.The quote is from writer, Leo Buscaglia: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act …
Recently surfing the television after an overnight stay in the hospital; the phrase “There is no “present” like that of time,” caught my attention. Honestly, how many times have you told yourself to “be in the moment”, “slow down,” “take life one day at a time,” “focus on the present” etc.. Before I was diagnosed, …
Last week I went to see a liver specialist. My intent was that he could help me understand why my tumor markers don’t match the way my body is acting and feeling. My goal from this meeting was to understand what to expect from my body at this point. My hope was that I could …
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