Want to keep you in the loop on this one. Mr. Banchs is a union rep in Guam and argues that his local hired excepted service employees of the National Guard are eligible for enrollment in DoDEA schools. As you're already aware, this is not the case per title 10 U.S.C., section 2164. HQ is aware of the correspondence, just want to keep everyone else in the loop, as he may feel compelled to elevate the…
A.T. is a 21-year-old college student. He works part-time as a manual laborer, uses half a can of smokeless tobacco each week, and drinks a six-pack of beer on the weekend. A year ago in September, he discovered a small, painless lump in his lower left neck. Over the quarter, he experienced increasing fatigue and a 10-pound weight loss that he attributed to “working and studying too hard.” In the spring he saw a nurse practitioner at the student health center who immediately referred him to an oncologist. A lymph node biopsy revealed Hodgkin’s disease. The gallium scan, bone scan, and CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis all came back negative. A staging laparotomy was conducted a month later to confirm the diagnosis. His diagnosis was Hodgkin’s disease, stage IA, mixed cellularity. You are a staff nurse in the outpatient oncology services when…
According to the National Cancer Institute, “In 2015, an estimated 1,658,370 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States” (“Cancer Statistics”). What if one of those cases was your mother? Husband? Grandson? What if more horrifically, it was all three? For Mary Kenyon, that devastating thought became a reality. In just three brief years, she lost her mother, husband, and grandson. All three of them battled cancer, and two of the three died from the disease. Through strength, resilience, and a whole lot of faith, Mary overcame grief and shows true heroism by inspiring people and helping them defeat the same obstacles she faced.…
The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance, but also of hubris, paternalism, and misperception. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths, told through…
Drew Barrymore, one of the famous Hollywood actresses, once said “I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect. “, and she is not the only one who feels that way. I think a lot of people had have the same experience in their life. We never know what other people expect from us; however, our emotional state takes a role in the path of success when the outcome of our work goes above and beyond people imagination. We are able to blow away all those skeptical people around us, and the feeling of triumph gives us the power to go ahead and demonstrate to everybody that we can make the impossible possible. In the chapter, ”They Just Blew Me Away”, from The Last Lecture, the author, Professor Randy Pausch, discusses the amazing experience what he had with his students from Carnegie Mellon University and how he felt when his students blew him away. I, too, have had the experience of blowing away my computer programming teacher. These examples are important for all of those who strive to do their best. This essay will discuss how far people can go when they are motivated to do better and how the sentiment of blowing somebody away gives them the power to accomplish the desired result.…
The Pro and Cons of Chemo and Radiation TRENEICE L. ANDERSON Pros of Chemo In early-stages cancer, surgery is performed with the intention of curing the disease. This is often followed by chemotherapy to reduce the risks of recurrence. In case of advanced-stage cancer, the aim of treatment is to control the cancer by controlling the symptoms. This enhances survival and ensures a better quality of life.…
You would think a man dying of cancer would not be so happy and willing to spend the last few months of his life giving a lecture. But, Randy Pausch, who has 10 tumors in his liver, does not want people to pity him for having cancer. Rather, he wants to teach people how to follow their childhood dreams. Looking at the seven elements of communication we see how he is so effective in his last lecture.…
III. You may be thinking to yourselves, I don’t drink or smoke so why does this matter to me? That was my thought when my uncle was diagnosed with oral cancer in the end of 2008. Two months later when my step dad was diagnosed, I looked into oral cancer a little bit more but figured he was a truck driver before he met my mom, he probably lived a hard life. It was a real hard time for my mom and I felt sorry for her having to go through what she did with him while he was getting treated. I went to visit him the day after his last radiation treatment and cried when I saw how much the treatment had taken from him. The doctors had told them in the beginning that they were going to take a seemingly healthy man to the very brink of death where they would hold him for about 12-14 days and then slowly bring him back and they weren’t kidding. The week following my visit, my husband was diagnosed with the same cancer and I became an oral cancer advocate. Good thing I did because I have had 2 uncles, a brother in law, and two close friends that have suffered the same fate.…
The foundation for Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) was launched by Saskatchewan Media Association in 1929. It is officially formed in 1938, and the current President and CEO is Peter Goodhand. The Canadian Cancer Society’s vision is “Creating a world where no Canadian fears cancer”. The mission of CCS is “The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.” (“Our mission, vision and value”, 2011)…
Cancer is a disease with no regard for age, gender, or ethnicity. In 2013 nearly 1,600 people a day died from cancer; and “cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the US” (ACS, 2013). There are twenty three cancer types currently identified. However, many people still do not understand what a diagnosis of cancer means, how cancer progresses, or the common complications with cancer. All valuable information that must be addressed before choosing a treatment option, discussing treatment side effects, and identifying the support systems a person will need while receiving treatment.…
As we all know Fighting Cancer is a big deal to our society it’s a sickness that ought to get rid of. Statistics shows how many people are diagnosed and killed by this disease yearly…
A terminally ill elderly looking ghostly pale looks into one’s eyes and all one can see is the despair of their hopeless life and the excruciating pain they are going through, just begging for the afterlife. As they reach out for the hand of a close loved one, their icy cold touch sends a shiver down their spine, creating a sense of shame for keeping their elder dangling by a thread as opposed to letting them finally rest in peace.…
Penson, J. and R.A. Fisher. 2002. Palliative care for people with cancer. 3rd ed. London: Arnold Publishers.…
Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who discovered that he had pancreatic cancer and was given 3-6 months to live. He is known for developing and telling a speech he called “The Last Lecture” in which he explains his accomplishments in life which include his childhood dreams. His positive, humorous, and inspirational persona made watching this speech a learning experience, as well as a pleasure to watch.…
Pancreatic Cancer is a disease that can go undetected for a long period of time, often defined as the silent disease. This is a very common form of cancer rating as the fourth prominent cause occurring in men and women. It has been shown that most of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are above 50, although it still can occur in those at a younger age…