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 | Apr 6, 2021 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Empathy in Medicine, Empathy in Research, Empathy with Our Bodies
illustrations by Mark Domann “I imagine you sitting still in the face of a fire-breathing dragon. Hair rustled back with the force of all the air. Knowing you are perfect. You are safe. You have a deep knowing that is accurate. It is not a dragon.” – Michelle...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Oct 15, 2020 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Empathy, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Resilience
“My cancer marker is still going down, now with natural healing.”- Jackie (mom) “I expect nothing less.” – Sophie (daughter) If you told me a year ago that I’d be thrilled to watch my eyelashes grow back in, I would have been horrified. But it’s true. Such is the...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Sep 10, 2020 | Empathy in Cancer Research, Empathy in Medicine, Empathy in Research
Jackie on left with active ovarian cancer, January 2020 – 3 weeks prior to diagnosis “Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.” -Bob Goff Do you know someone who has battled cancer? I hope it’s...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jul 21, 2020 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Empathy, Fear, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Resilience
LeMay Family 2007 and 2020 “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela Do you remember quotes? I usually don’t, but some version of that one has been on the tip of my tongue for decades. I’ve been afraid many times. Stepping...
