living with mesothelioma

When you are living with mesothelioma, there’s a lot on your to-do list. Much of it is necessary but not necessarily fun – things like doctor appointments, lab tests, chemo and radiation treatments. You have to do these things to take care of yourself. But maybe another way of taking care of yourself is not doing things. Every moment of every day is precious. So maybe part of living with mesothelioma is knowing that it is okay – important, even – to not do some things. When illness forced former University of California professor Toni Bernhard to give up her college teaching career, she … [Read more...]