by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Oct 10, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, leukemia, Mental Health
Sometimes when I am at the store, I feel I have too many choices. As a generally decisive person, I am a bit thrown off by fourteen varieties of apples or a wall full of colored pens. Of course, mostly I am grateful for the abundance that surrounds me. This relates to...
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 26, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, leukemia, Mental health
So much of how I view the world has to do with how to be a good person; what does that even mean? A few things come to mind. Having a set of values and priorities that are in line with helping the world. Living and taking actions that are in harmony with those values....
by Dr. Amy Rothenberg | Sep 18, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Cancer Related, leukemia
#13 Recalculating For decades Paul and I have brought together an ever-lovely group of friends and family on our backyard Mt Pollux for Rosh Hashanah. This year it felt important to continue our tradition. I wasn’t feeling 100%, but had so many people help with all...
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...