by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jan 29, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Ovarian Cancer, Spirituality
Jeanne and Jackie in front of the Bosporus “All will be well.” – Reverend Jeanne Leinbach undergoing treatment for breast cancer 2015 Growing up, I never imagined I’d have close friends who are priests (pastors/rabbis/spiritual leaders). It’s not that I...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jan 21, 2022 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Treatment, Faith, Medicine, Ovarian Cancer, Science
Majestic Night Sky with a Full “Wolf” Moon over Istanbul (or anywhere you are!), January 17, 2022 I have always been a big believer in science. All the way to a Ph.D. in chemistry at MIT. That’s commitment. My career has also included lots of technology-related...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jan 18, 2022 | Cancer, Dreams, Empathy, Resolutions
View of hilly Istanbul from our kitchen window “it’s a low low road You’ve gotta roll down Before you find your way, my friend And it’s a high, high hill You’ve gotta climb up Before you get to the top again” -Grace Potter and Mark...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jan 7, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Healing
One of the last casts supervised by Auguste Rodin of “The Thinker” in front of the Cleveland Museum of Art (acquired in 1917) “In short, Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eyes, but our eyes which fail to perceive her. Beauty is character and...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jan 1, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #EmpathyStartsAtHome, Cancer, Empathy, Healing, Ovarian Cancer
In a boat on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey I am alive today because of love. That’s true for all of us. At least one person loved us into being, growing, and sticking around for the fun. Parents. Spouses. Children. Friends. They give us empathy which is how we...
