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Is "Chemo Brain" A Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act?

See my article in today's Huffington Post on this topic. I interviewed Joanna Morales who is an attorney and the director of the Cancer Legal Resource Center. She provided some great information about workplace protections available to people who have been through chemotherapy and now have issues with memory and concentration, etc.



All the best to… Continue

Added by Idelle Davidson on October 26, 2010 at 9:00am — 6 Comments

Overcoming Fear, Surviving Cancer

After years of serving as volunteer, by the side of cancer survivors to heal their wounds through positive reiteration therapy, there remains in me, a determination to pursue on a mission to raise awareness and compassion for a cause that is dear to all of our hearts.



As a teenager, I saw my maternal grandmother suffer from cancer. Grandma was the first one in our family to succumb to the disease and we worried about her having to undergo… Continue

Added by Chikki Venkat on August 28, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Posting from my home State: Jersey

Yeah, I'm a Jersey girl. Did you know it's the only State that can be called by half of its name and still be known. The little State with so much going on! It still is 'home' to me. Today, my cousin Debbie and I crossed over The Bridge (George Washington) for those west of the Mississippi. She is undergoing chemotherapy for an autoimmune disease called Wegener's, and has had some… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on June 8, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

What Mice Tell Us About Stimulating the Mind

De we ever really lose our memories?

That's what a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted to know. And so to begin, they genetically engineered some mice to develop Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms. The mice quickly forgot what had taken them several weeks to learn (one task was navigating a water maze).



The next phase involved sensory stimulation. Would it make a

difference in memory retrieval? To find… Continue

Added by Idelle Davidson on December 31, 2009 at 5:44am — 2 Comments

The First Chemo

Wearing a loose, red-checked, button-down dress, I arrived early for my first chemotherapy infusion. I would wear my red dress almost every week for 26 weeks, because it was one less decision to make. It became my uniform. But the first day, it was a red banner to help me hide my fear. The waiting room exacerbated my restlessness, as I tried to figure out who was there for treatment and… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on October 6, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

Yoga Bear Podcasts

Another way to explore healing modalities is now available on Yoga Bear through podcasts. On the Home Page, you will see a section under "Lastest". Click on podcasts and listen to the beginning of what we hope to be a library full of free downloads. The lastest one is "Meditation for Chemotherapy".

Speaking of meditation, if you want to start, the book "Wherever You Go, There You Are" by Jon Kabat-Zinn is an excellent reference… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on August 4, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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