by Woody Weingarten | May 1, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
‘Customer service stinks,’ complains Fox reporter from lung cancer hospital bedJohn StosselJohn Stossel, a 69-year-old libertarian Fox consumer reporter, can be sardonic.Even when he’s in a New York-Presbyterian Hospital bed being treated for lung...
by Woody Weingarten | Apr 18, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
‘Financial navigators’ helping patients cope with high cost of cancer drugs and treatment Laurie McGinleyAs soon as you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you concentrate on survival.Not on what that may cost.But as soon as treatments and drugs...
by Woody Weingarten | Apr 12, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Sad tale ends with the death of 8-year-old media darling — but foundation offers upbeat noteI, Woody Weingarten, wrote the VitalityPress book “Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner’s breast cancer,” aimed at male...
by Woody Weingarten | Mar 28, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Don’t tell cancer patients how to cure themselves, cautions prize-winning journalistSteven W. ThrasherBeware!It’s dangerous to tell cancer patients what they could be doing to cure themselves.At least that’s what Steven W. Thrasher wrote recently in...
by Woody Weingarten | Mar 20, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Heartbreaking video game about 5-year-old’s fatal brain cancer depicts real-life tragedyInteractive video games people play now, rather than emphasizing violence, have become ultra-personal.Autobiographical, in fact.Joel Green as depicted in video gameLike one...
