Tag: screenings
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Nurse Navigators
There is a special dedicated person you get at the start of this process called the Nurse Navigator. Per Google, this role is for the following: Patient Advocacy: Acts as a liaison between patients and the healthcare team, ensuring patient needs, preferences, and concerns are addressed. Care Coordination: Helps schedule appointments, manage referrals, and streamline…
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The Other Side of Cancer
I think a lot of the initial shock and digestion of medical information has worn off…for now. However, there is a whole other side of cancer that comes along with the physical and mental aspects of this. As a Program Manager, I always have a plan, so this shouldn’t be any different right? There are…
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The Circle
As much as I hate this, things like cancer or other traumatic things bring people together. This is good yet also bad in some ways. I would always hope that it wouldn’t take things like these to bring people together, but it is in these moments you really do assess those you allow in your…
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Ground Zero
I call this ground zero, as this is the week that lays the foundation for everything I am about to experience. But let’s start with how we got here. Februar 21st, 2025 I went for my routine mammogram on my day off and the next morning, I received my usual “Normal” letter in the portal.…