by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 2, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Empathy, Empathy in Medicine, Ovarian Cancer
I’m no champion, but I do like chess, ever since Uncle Jack taught me to play as a kid. It’s a strategic game, in which you can think your way out of a fix, picture several moves ahead, and revel in beating a worthy opponent. Lately, it’s been helping me to think of...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 28, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Caring
Susan and Jackie in Balat neighborhood of Istanbul I’m lucky. Oh, yeah, not so fortunate to have cancer, but… I have friends who are willing to travel around the world – literally – to be with me. This week, Susan Colby, a longtime, dear friend whom I first met...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 20, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #EmpathyStartsAtHome, Cancer, Empathy
John, Sophie, Grant, and Jackie; May 2021 Home is where the heart is…held safely, lovingly, and earnestly. Home is where empathy and love flow. One month from today, I will be Home for the first time in 6 months. I dreamed of returning fully well, triumphant,...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 15, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Integration, Trauma
John and Jackie at Kadikoy Market Integrating life experiences can be tricky. People come and go. Locations change. We grow up and out of certain mindsets. We move on from relationships, sometimes necessarily. Perhaps one of the hardest things of all is to...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Mar 27, 2022 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Empathy in Cancer Research, Empathy in Medicine, Empathy in Research, Healing from Cancer, Integrative Medicine, Integrative Oncology
Yes, one nanometer at a time. I had an encouraging zoom meeting with a University of Chicago oncology team and a brave friend who ultimately lost her oh-so-healthy-until-he-got-cancer husband last year. He put up a good fight, within the boundaries of western...