The Assertive Cancer Patient

Story in Today's Crosscut

I wrote the top-of-the-Web-site story on the Crosscut site today. Crosscut.com--"News of the Great Nearby"--is a Web site started by several people I know, most of them refugees (escapees?) from Seattle Weekly.

Crosscut has original content, and then introduces stories from pubs around the Pacific Northwest. I like it because it's a quick way to keep up with what's going on, news-wise.

This story is an update on my search for a Canadian husband. It's a summary of the lessons I've learned from that experience, which has been unsuccessful, so far. But now that I'm in remission, I'm going to start looking again.

Read: How to marry a Canadian

@ Jeanne Sather 2008.

Crawling Out of My Cave ...

Well, after being sick for something like 10 days with The Cold That Ate Seattle, I am finally feeling better and getting back to blogging.

And my mail box is clogged with all sorts of interesting messages, some of which I want to share.

Canadian Husband?
A young Canadian man e-mailed me to say that he is willing to marry a young woman with cancer. He defines young as ages 20 to 25, which lets me out, but if you are looking for a Canadian husband, or know someone who is, and you fit the age criteria, send me an e-mail and I will put you in touch with Paul.

Cheeky Librarian is an Author
The Cheeky Librarian, who is a cancer blogger as well as a medical librarian and a library blogger, has coauthored a book chapter. She wrote Chapter 9 in Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice.

Go, Teri!

Troublemaker's Handbook
Teri, who always sends me interesting info, also send me info on a directory called The 2008 Brandweek Directory, which lists 19,000 "key personnel" at 7,000 brands--just what we need for the anti-pink-marketing campaign when October rolls around. I don't plan to buy it, I can use it at the library.

More to come, but I'm late for my massage. In the meantime, send me your Truth About Cancer

@ Jeanne Sather 2008.

Canada: No Room at the Doctor's Office

My friend Teri, the Cheeky Librarian, sent me the link to a story in the Star, a Canadian paper that ran a page one story about my search for a Canadian husband last fall.

The story is about a new resident of Toronto who can't find a family doctor who will accept him--every doctor he calls is not accepting new patients.

Read: In search of Canadian health care

Here's the story the Star did about me: Desperately seeking medicare

@ Jeanne Sather 2008.