I created Write for Life to serve a vulnerable cancer community with wellness programs using creative writing, role playing, and humor, practical problem-solving through improved organizational skills, and useful strategies for better communication with doctors, nurses, and loved ones.
Since co-authoring Chicken Soup for the Soul’s The Cancer Book: 101 Stories of Courage Support and Love(2009), I have presented speeches and taught workshops in cancer centers throughout the country, including MD Anderson (Houston), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston), Rush U. Cancer Center (Chicago), Winship Cancer Institute at Emory U. (Atlanta), Abramson Cancer Center at U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle), Duke Cancer Institute (NC), Clearview Cancer Institute (AL), and University. of California Cancer Center (San Francisco), as well as for organizations such as The American Cancer Society, The American Medical Students Association, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Lungevity, and Gilda’s Club.
Twenty years of research indicates that expressive writing –– dealing with one’s deepest thoughts and feelings –– may contribute to improved physical and emotional health. A study in The Oncologist found that patients who participated in a single 20-minute writing session improved their outlook on cancer and their overall life quality.
My book, Write for Life: Communicating Your Way Through Cancer, has helped countless people explore self-expression, cope with fear, and manage the challenges that cancer brings. I have co-authored (with oncologist Nick Chen, MD) Rx for Hope: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care and (with Drs. Michele Berman and Mark Boguski) Reimagining Women’s Cancers and Reimagining Men’s Cancers.
When you don’t know what you’re talking about,
it’s hard to know when you’re finished.
Books by David Tabatsky Now Available:
Rx for HOPE: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care
THE OVER-PARENTING EPIDEMIC
THE CANCER BOOK: 101 Stories of Courage, Support & Love
New York City, New York
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www.tabatsky.com
www.writeforlife.info
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