Extraordinary Healers Vol. 9 | Extraordinary Healer®

Giving Each Patient With Cancer the Time and Care They Need

April 05, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Sarah Rowe, RN, OCN [North Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, Florida]

How My Nurse Helped Me Focus on My Own Cancer Journey

April 05, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Tam Yunker, RN, ADN [Levine Cancer Center, Carolinas Health Care System, in Charlotte, North Carolina]

A Potent Human Antidote to Cancer

March 27, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Mary L. McKenney, BSN, MSN, NP [Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts]

Fully Present in Cancer Treatment: The Greatest Gift

March 26, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Miguel Lopez, RN [Arizona Oncology in Phoenix, Arizona]

In the Midst of Cancer Uncertainty, Pausing to Regroup

March 25, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring JUDY FISHER, OCN [LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE]

Making an Arduous Journey With Lymphoma Easier

March 21, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Veda Smith, RN [Larkin Hospital in Miami, Florida].

A Tale of T-Shirts and Angels: My Breast Cancer Story

March 18, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Patty Madsen, RN [Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida].

My Guardian Angel Throughout My Cancer Treatment

March 17, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Wanda Greeley, RN, OCN [Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Pensacola, Florida]

My Oncology Nurse: An Angel in the "Woodshed"

March 14, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Liz Coleman, RN, OCN [West Michigan Cancer Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan].

My Own Personal Angel in the Form of an Oncology Nurse

March 11, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay honoring Judy Clark-Knight, RN, MSN [Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas].

Kindred Spirits: My Cancer Nurse and Me

March 10, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Barbara Wilson, RN, OCN, CRNI, BSN [Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts]

Feeling Safe in Rhonda's Cancer Refuge

March 09, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Rhonda Koot, RN, OCN [Pacific Cancer Care in Salinas, California]

For One Oncology Nurse and Her Patients, Dreams Come True

March 09, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Kim Hess, NP [New Bern Cancer Care in New Bern, North Carolina]

A Parent's Journey With an Extraordinary Pediatric Oncology Nurse

March 08, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Diane Moore, RN [Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas]

An Outstanding Oncology Nursing Team: Team AIC

March 06, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Cecilia Padarong, Robin Jackson, Jean Quitevis, Conchita Valentino and Anthony Simon.

Starting Early and Staying Late: Dedication to Patients With Cancer

February 25, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Kim-Chi Pham, RN, OCN [Harris Health System – Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in Houston, Texas]

From One Nurse to Another: Lessons from My Little Sister

February 24, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers Essay honoring Kristin Sieja, RN [Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia]

Finding a Gem in the Midst of a Cancer Diagnosis

February 23, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healer article honoring Jackie Wiegand, RN [Northstar Health System in Iron River, Michigan]

How My Cancer Nurse Made Each and Every Day Count

February 22, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Kathryn “Kitty” Vance, RN, BSN [LCI Radiation Therapy in Pineville, North Carolina]

From the Routine to the Unusual: The Nurse Who Stayed With Me Through Cancer Care

February 19, 2016

Article

Essays

An Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Carla Schaefer, BSN, RN, OCN [Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ]

Expert Caring, Easing My Fears: How My Nurse Helped Me Through Cancer

February 19, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay honoring Shannon Moore, RN [Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina]

Making the Connections: My Nurse's Proactive Approach to Treatment

February 17, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay honoring Emily A. Knight, RN, OCN [Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Scottsdale, Arizona]

HOPE: A Sisterhood of Cancer Patients

February 15, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay honoring Alison Moore, RN, BSN [Chattanooga's Program In Women's Oncology In Whitwell, Tennessee]

By My Side, When Cancer Struck Twice

February 15, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay honoring Betty McEver, RN, OCN [Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York]

Don't Worry: Being Optimistic Through Breast Cancer

February 15, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Terry Hoelz, RN, OCN [Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minnesota]

An Everyday Miracle for Patients With Cancer

February 13, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Lenora Drum, RN [Bangalore Oncology Clinics of Tracy and Stockton, California]

Extraordinary, Without a Doubt: My Oncology Nurse

February 12, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Elizabeth Ditavi, RN, BSN, OCN [Gillette Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston]

A Christmas Angel for Those of Us With Cancer

February 09, 2016

Article

Essays

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Sharon Bernico, RN, OCN [Oncology Therapy Center in Morris, Illinois].

Inspiring Others to Make a Difference in the Life of Someone With Cancer

February 07, 2016

Article

Essay Finalists

Finalist for the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Elmeria S. Teffeteller, RN, MSN, APRN, AOCN, University of Tennessee Cancer Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee

Talking With Our Eyes: Communicating After a Cancer Diagnosis

February 04, 2016

Article

Essay Finalists

Finalist for the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Beverly M. Moser, RN, BSN, OCN [Rose Quarter Compass Oncology in Portland, Oregon]

A Parent's Nightmare, a Healer's Selfless Strength

February 03, 2016

Article

Essay Winner

Winner of the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Laura J. Vasquez, RN, CPON [Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in Los Angeles, California]