Author: Jeffrey Weiss
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The latest news has challenged my life. What should I do now?
Sunset in Florida. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Kari Nousiainen Kari Nousiainen
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Now that I have brain cancer, I’m ready to offer moral advice
Jeffrey Weiss offers advice on plotting your own course in life and not simply following the masses. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Mark Notari
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John McCain’s morality, and no one else’s, should guide his response to brain cancer
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2017. McCain returned to Congress for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer. (C-SPAN2 via AP) AP Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on…
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Does it matter to me that McCain and I now share a diagnosis? Maybe.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite
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Cancer may kill me, but my dog’s problem just broke me
More than seven months into brain cancer, I’ve written this series of mostly upbeat columns on my attitude about my probable path to the Egress. Those metaphorical melodies were on pitch, but my psychological strings are now tuned very tight. Any increase in stress is a lot closer to breaking one of those strings. The…
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The Arabic word that perfectly describes the uncertainty of my condition
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Accepting cancer’s challenges, with a little help from Tao Te Ching
Wall pictures featuring stories of Taoism in Fung Ying Seen Koon in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Wall pictures featuring stories of Taoism in Fung Ying Seen Koon in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons
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A caplike device to fight cancer has me leaning into an old religious tradition
Individuals demonstrate how to correctly apply and use the Optune device in a training video. Screenshot from Optune Individuals demonstrate how to correctly apply and use the Optune device in a training video. Screenshot from Optune
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Why I’ll forgo the big-time funeral and donate my remains to science
People put stones top of a tomb during the funeral of the remains of Holocaust victims in the Jewish cemetery in Budapest, Hungary April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh – RTX2A3MW © Laszlo Balogh / Reuters People put stones top of a tomb during the funeral of the remains of Holocaust victims in the Jewish cemetery…
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At life’s end, a rare point of agreement
Willem de Poorter’s painting “The Parable of the Talents” from the 17th century. Image courtesy of Creative Commons Willem de Poorter’s painting “The Parable of the Talents” from the 17th century. Image courtesy of Creative Commons