Clinical psychologist: A Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis as a young adult changed my life
I’ve wanted to be a psychologist ever since I was in high school. But I steered away from oncology at first because I thought it would be too emotionally difficult to work with cancer patients.
Then, I was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma when I was 21. That experience completely reshaped my life.
Cancer made me reconsider my specialtyAfter I became a cancer patient, I realized that oncology was definitely the area...
Feeling alone after a cancer diagnosis? Here’s how to break through that isolation
Many of my patients here at UT MD Anderson report feeling isolated. Whether they’ve just received a cancer diagnosis, are in treatment or...
Clinical psychologist: 7 ways to reduce excessive screen time
Spending too much time looking at your phone, tablet or laptop? You’re not alone. Excessive screen time is a problem for many of us. But for...