Oncology Social Work Network - Puget Sound

The State of Cancer Care in America, 2014: A Report by the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Camp Sparkle Tacoma!!!

How not to say the wrong thing When Susan had breast cancer , we heard a lot of lame remarks, but our favorite came from one of Susan's colleagues. She wanted, she needed, to visit Susan after the surgery, but Susan didn't feel like having visitors, and she said so. Her colleague's response? "This isn't just about you."

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Honesty is definitely the best policy!
~Michelle

Telling Your Children About Cancer A golden rule that we learned in kindergarten is still a golden rule: Honesty is the best policy. Both of my boys, ages 6 and 4, know that I had cancer, and they know that I have to get checked every year to make sure that it doesn't come back.

Happy New Year Oncology Social Workers!!! Our quarterly morning OSWN meeting will be Thursday, March 7th from 7:30am-9am meeting at Cancer Lifeline.
We will have our first evening networking meeting on Tuesday, February 5th from 6pm-7:30pm at Gilda's Club Seattle. We hope to see you in Feb. and/or March.