by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jul 7, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Ovarian Cancer
Shaker Heights is my home. My people are here. John, Sophie, Grant, Rocky (he’s a person too, really). Our friends. My colleagues. My kitchen. My bed. My life is here. Istanbul was a great adventure…enough of one to see me through 6 months of brutal cancer treatments...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jun 20, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #EmpathyStartsAtHome, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
I am home, most of the time, these days. John and I packed up in Istanbul and flew home on May 20th. On May 22nd I rallied to give a commencement address. On May 23rd, I felt the weight of the moving, the 7-hour time difference, the ongoing cancer battle and...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 2, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Empathy, Empathy in Medicine, Ovarian Cancer
I’m no champion, but I do like chess, ever since Uncle Jack taught me to play as a kid. It’s a strategic game, in which you can think your way out of a fix, picture several moves ahead, and revel in beating a worthy opponent. Lately, it’s been helping me to think of...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Mar 4, 2022 | Cancer, Empathy, Empathy in Medicine, Empathy with Our Bodies, Entrepreneurship, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Jackie and John, Istanbul, March 2, 2022 (2nd anniversary of ovarian cancer surgery) Maybe. At the beginning, those of us with difficult cancer diagnoses hope to do the unlikely: survive the treatment, ring the bell, and be in “remission.” We imagine all the ways and...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Feb 23, 2022 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Treatment, Entrepreneurship, Ovarian Cancer
Jacob Butze, on vacation in France, before being diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) As an ovarian cancer warrior/survivor/patient/victim/thriver over 2 years, I’ve been told countless times to: Be brave! Be strong! Be positive! Here’s what I can...
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...
