by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 15, 2023 | Articles, Blog, leukemia, Mental health
As someone who has lived my life in the driver’s seat, it’s not easy being a passenger. As someone who has been the proverbial giver, it’s not easy being the receiver. As someone who has nurtured a career as a healer, it’s hard to be the patient. Of course, no one has...
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, leukemia, Mental Health
We leave Amherst at 8 am for a day of appts at MGH in Boston Wednesday. Slated for bloodwork, a conversation with the clinical trial nurses, meeting with the PA, and a PICC line dressing cleaning (which I immediately reframe as a spa experience! Ah the cool cleansers...
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, leukemia, Mental health, Recipes
We drive part way to Boston before answering a call that in fact, they do not have a bed for me. When we return home to our bonus day, we think together, what shall we do? We harvest our overflowing patch of tomatoes and Paul makes his famous slow-cooked-with...
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 4, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, General Health, leukemia, Mental Health, Mental health
I am blessed with a head of thick, dark, hair, often long and usually straight. If there is a quick, low-maintenance way to wear it, I do, from a pony tail, to tucked up in a bun with a chopstick. In my 40s, as eager strands of silvery white wisp into the mix, I like...
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Aug 28, 2023 | Articles, Blog, General Health, leukemia, Mental Health
With any big diagnosis,, or maybe it’s just life, there are bumps along the way. I always hope the bumps smooth out, that they are not too serious, and that reasonable solutions are found. I personally am looking for grace when I hit a bump, but it is not always in...