Cause-Result or Cause-Effect — one of the fundamental principles in almost every field in life. The principle that everything has a cause. It starts when you’re a toddler — if you touch a hot oven, it will hurt you. Cause — Result. At school — if you do your homework and study…

“Life Event” — another term I learned to like. From encyclopedia.com: “Life events are defined as discrete experiences that disrupt an individual’s usual activities, causing a substantial change and readjustment.” I’ve experienced many life events throughout the years, most of them were voluntary — marriage, changing a job, moving to a new…

Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the field of nursing in the second half of the 19th century (Wikipedia). She was known for her utmost compassion for her caretakers and was nicknamed “The Lady with the Lamp” — she was the first to initiate the practice of checking on patients…

The COVID-19 pandemic is perpetuating an old terminology: The New Normal. More than instilling the terminology itself, COVID-19 is instilling new behaviors and a new state of mind. Social distancing — no hugs, no handshakes, and looking suspiciously at others if they’re getting a little too close; Wearing face masks when…

Denial in cancer patients is known to have many negative effects. It may delay completing the full diagnosis. It could hold up the patient from getting proper medical treatment. It may slow down the process of accepting the situation and trying to deal with it. Nonetheless, denial for short periods…

As previously shared (Hodgkin Lymphoma at 40+), getting the diagnosis about My Hodgkin Lymphoma was not an easy moment. But sharing it with others wasn’t necessarily less emotionally difficult. Especially at this age, 40+, “stuck” in the middle between two completely different generations I needed to break the news to…

Serendipity — I always liked this word — the sound of it, its meaning. It is typically used for happy or beneficial occurrences but I feel that the detection of My Hodgkin Lymphoma was completely serendipitous. No symptoms, no signs, no red flags — completely random and a big surprise…