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Heart & Medicine
Reflections, learnings & insights on illness and health, death and life. A blog for anyone who is searching for beauty and meaning in challenging times.
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On fighting cancer (and other chronic diseases).
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I had the good fortune of being surrounded by people who were always supportive and kind. In the first days after my diagnosis,…
![Through my brother’s eyes.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6014f7c37afdae55ced84b43/1616136516264-RK84UYGUE5PWLLD8XLWT/Zac%2526Di.jpg)
Through my brother’s eyes.
The following post was written by Zac Vandersman. Zac is one of the most generous people I know, and certainly one of the funniest. His ability to turn every challenge into…
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Post scriptum.
One month after turning 35 years old, while the world was facing an unprecedented pandemic, I was diagnosed with grey zone lymphoma,…