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HEALTHCARE VOTE FOR CANCER COURAGE, CANCER COWARD

July 26, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What are the chances of any U.S. Senator feeling the pain of cancer, or any other pre-existing condition? John McCain is front and center with a brain tumor. Let’s watch his healthcare vote to decide if the rest of America deserves the same medical attention as a U.S. Senator. This is the Navy flier who […]

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RADIATION, HYDRATION, SATURATION, REPEAT

July 13, 2017 by David Gillaspie

From cancercenter.com Because radiation is used on and in their bodies, some patients mistakenly worry that this automatically means their bodies become “radioactive” after they treatment. Most patients just want to finish radiation and don’t care about the baggage. That comes later. If they beat cancer, they accept the side effects. Once […]

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CANCER TREATMENT NEEDS THE ROCKY TALK FROM DR. BALBOA

July 11, 2017 by David Gillaspie

When you need a pep talk who do you listen too? I go to Rocky Balboa for the good stuff. When he started out with, “Let me tell you something you already know,” he had me hooked. It’s like the doctor telling me I’ve got HPV16 tongue cancer. He had my attention. He told me […]

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ANOTHER HANSEN FAN, DOCTOR HANSEN

July 9, 2017 by David Gillaspie

When life takes a bad turn you need good guys. This is one of them. Dr. Hansen is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist. Once you see the equipment and meet other patients, you get a bigger picture of what people like Doctor Hansen do. After it’s all over, you hope you found the right driver […]

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DEPORTED IN PORTLAND: MEDICAL TOURISM VIA TIGARD AND BEAVERTON

July 8, 2017 by David Gillaspie

If you need to be tough, but are a secret wussy man, bring the right back up. I brought Jason Witten to get deported in Portland. Not too many tougher than that. Together we deported in Portland; both of us on just this side of crazy celebration, yet calm.

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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OSCAR GOES TO?

July 7, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Who deserves the Oscar for the Affordable Care Act? Health insurance used to be simple when I was young. At least it seemed simple. Mom and Dad took me to the doctor when things looked funky, like my collarbone. Things break on kids, like bones when they fly through the air and land awkwardly. Have […]

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CANCER EDUCATION, PAIN MANAGEMENT, LIQUID OXY

June 28, 2017 by David Gillaspie

I am a sore throat expert. It’s a benefit of neck cancer education after I graduated from treatment. Of all sore throats in the history of sore throats mine was the worst, said everyone with a sore throat rated above an 8.5.

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CANCER IN THE CANCER CLOSET: GROWING TREND

June 17, 2017 by David Gillaspie

“The first time we got cancer we told everybody. We gathered the team and cheered.” It’s a good idea to rally the troops, focus the force. Then cancer-time sets in. One day. The next. Weeks. Months. “How do you feel?” “Are you feeling better?” “You must be exhausted. Are you exhausted?” You don’t want […]

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HERO ON A MAYAN CALENDAR SCHEDULE LATE FOR WORK

May 22, 2017 by David Gillaspie

A hero blazes their own trail, not across any calendar. The hero with a thousand faces and no watch. Don’t ask a hero what time it is. There’s only one answer. It’s like asking a rock and roll singer if their mic is turned on. “When you sing like me, there’s no off switch.” […]

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PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS

May 4, 2017 by David Gillaspie

The day a cancer diagnosis becomes a pre-existing condition Like we learn everyday when things change, everybody is different. What you do after a cancer diagnosis isn’t the same as someone else. They might go along their way as if hearing a bee buzzing nearby. Shoo, cancer/bee. Or they might fall down on their […]

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