by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Nov 15, 2021 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Turkish market spices ~2000 (photo credit: John LeMay) “Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow.” – Steve Jobs last words Istanbul is a special place. The spices and flavorful food. The colors and architecture. The markets and history. Also, it’s personal. Our daughter is...
by Jackie Acho and Sharon Jordan | Oct 9, 2021 | Cancer, Empathy, Empathy as Healing Medicine
South Chagrin Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks By Jackie Acho and Sharon Sobol Jordan “I’m glad to bump into you now; I just haven’t known what to say since your diagnosis.” – a friend Well, that’s a wonderful thing to say actually. It’s simply the...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jul 27, 2021 | Cancer, Empathy in Medicine, Entrepreneurship, Healing, Healing from Cancer, Intrapraneurship, Ovarian Cancer
Ah, a warm bath! Epsom salt, lavender, baking soda. Clean, pure water. Maybe even a candle and some music, if you really want to treat yourself. Soaking every night is one of my favorite, simple pleasures. Hyperthermia takes that idea to a whole new level. My...
by Jackie Acho | May 28, 2021 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Currency of Empathy, Empathy in Medicine, Empathy in Research, Ovarian Cancer
Worn-out jeans are comfortable. Worn-out genes are not. We wonder why cancer is a raging epidemic. It’s not because of “cancer genes” or living longer. Cancer is the leading cause of death world-wide because our bodies are worn-out. I’ve learned this the hard way,...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Feb 15, 2021 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Music Therapy, Ovarian Cancer
Tori, Hollis*, and I share openly and honestly about life, death, cancer, and the transcendent power of music in this global music therapy conference. Click here to watch. *Another client of Tori; Hollis passed from pancreatic cancer just as I was beginning treatment...
