Michael Lawing | Powerful Patient

Lessons from Mark and Forrest

Posted by Michael Lawing | Apr 21, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Cancer, in general, Clinical Trials, Conditions, Developing Local Medical Resources, Empowering Yourself, End of Life issues, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Getting a Diagnosis, Managing Fear, Managing Pain, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Mesothelioma, Promoting Research, Teamwork with doctors |

Mike Lawing shares his thoughts about life, risk factors, and our different vulnerabilities to cancers and other diseases such as mesothelioma.

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

Posted by Michael Lawing | Feb 12, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Africa, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Clinical Trials, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Promoting Research, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition |

“Remember that you can’t control everything in life. At some point you have to accept things as they are.” Billy Foster to Paul Larson, October, 2011 Dear Fellow Travelers: I’m a fan...

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

Posted by Michael Lawing | Jan 4, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, Travel, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition |

Prologue: I seldom dwell on the fact that I am a cancer survivor. Now in my 16th year of survivorship I feel that I have grown comfortable with the fact that this type of cancer is essentially incurable, that it still has the...

The Complexity of PTSD

Posted by Michael Lawing | Dec 23, 2012 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Travel, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition |

One in five troops that return from Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from some form of PTSD. This novel highlights the very real difficulties in finding your way back to home life.

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Breaking the Habit

Posted by Michael Lawing | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Conditions, Dementia, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Fibromyalgia, HLRCC, Immune System Issues, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Quitting smoking, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition |

Mike talks about his own experience quitting smoking, and encourages you to do the same. At the very least, get the smoke out of your life even if you can’t kick the nicotine. Getting rid of nicotine and tar significantly lowers your health risks.

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Author: Michael Lawing

Lessons from Mark and Forrest

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

The Complexity of PTSD

Breaking the Habit

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