Tag Archives: illness

Even superheroes, with all their powers & skills, have found cancer to be their most difficult enemy. We, on the other hand, have those heroes to inspire us. Here's a look at 10 superheroes who fought cancer.

In 'Inside the O'Briens' Lisa Genova uses excellent storytelling to enhance readers' understanding and empathy for those suffering from Huntington's disease

Ashely Olsen and Avril Lavigne are only the latest celebrities to have revealed they have Lyme Disease. Here are other celebrities who have struggled with it

A post-apocalyptic world filled with dangerous alien or a world that should be filled with the joys of growing up but is instead filled with chemotherapy, needles and invasive medical procedures. Which one would you visit? Actress Julie Benz has visited both of these worlds.

Because all great fantasy and sci-fi ultimately transcends its genre conventions, Death Sentence is not so much about superpowers and terminal illness as it is about the inherent power we all have to make creative choices in our lives in the face of cosmic unfairness and uncertainty.

The true value of this book is that it is a conduit for a dialog between the seriously ill and their families and caregivers, so that the caregivers might truly be able to understand the pain and debilitation of the patient, and that the patient might respect the crucial role of supporters as a steady and reliable holdfast of hope.

My April Hero of the Month is someone I did not have to look very far at all to find. I just had to be willing to listen and pay attention. As for my hero, her name is Helena Kirk. She is eight years old. And she is a cancer survivor.

While I am not a scientist, there is finally a way for me, and thousands or millions of other non-scientists, to help in the fight against cancer. All we have to do is play a video game.

My February Hero of the Month is someone who did have a life, mostly due to his own courage and efforts. But it was far too short, and there were still many accomplishments which, had he lived long enough, he would have surely accomplished with that stellar, infectiously positive mindset of his. February’s Hero is Sam Berns who died last month on Jan. 10.

Lizzie Velasquez has torn the door off of Olympus, shamed the lazy, narcissistic, false gods in there resting on their laurels and reclaimed her rightful place in the halls of divinity, goddess that she is and always was. Such courage and strength is sacred and awe-inspiring and takes my breath away. That is why I do what I do. That is why I worship heroes.