Mental Health

[Spartan Squad]

I just spoke to a social worker at Yale and she has added me to a group of cancer survivors that meets each month on zoom. Unfortunately the next meeting isn't until August 24, but it's a start and is something to look forward to. It's been my experience that talking to people who've shared this journey is more beneficial than speaking to those who haven't. Like, for instance, one of my doctors I met yesterday at Sloan. This woman, who is now in her early 30s, had non-Hodgkins lymphoma when she was 12 years old. She was so impressed by the care she received at Sloan that she wanted to become an oncologist. She graduated from Harvard Medical School. Coincidentally, she also grew up in Greenwich, where I work, so it felt fateful or something to be under her care and have so much in common.

Finding what works for you is the most important. Glad you have a few resources you connect with.