by Joe Birch | Jun 21, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
Having cancer return, after any length of time, affects your body, mind, emotions, spirit and your perception of yourself as a Whole Person. For me, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Pancreatic adenocarcinoma after a Distal Pancreatectomy removed 40% of my pancreas, all of...
by Joe Birch | May 31, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
The recent MRI scans of my Abdomen and Pelvis revealed a 21mm/2cm tumor of my original Pancreatic Cancer made its way to the upper left section of my liver. Much to my relief and answered prayer, there is no metastatic cancer anywhere else in my body! Once again, I am...
by Joe Birch | May 15, 2023 | Finding and Nurturing Your Spirit
This Sunday I am sending Love and Acknowledgment to all the mothers, grandmothers and mother-like women around the world: aunts, cousins, mothers who have adopted and nurtured children, animals, plants, trees, community projects; marvelous teachers who instill wonder,...
by Joe Birch | Apr 11, 2023 | Understanding and Treating Anxiety
Prior to the Hirshberg 17th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer, I was interviewed by the editor of UCLA Health. She wanted to hear about my experiences with the Pancreatic cancer journey – from surgery through the end of treatment. She also interviewed Agi...
by Joe Birch | Mar 13, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer severely tests and challenges your body, mind, emotions and spirit – your very perception of who you are. With Pancreatic cancer, there is an urgency. From point of diagnosis, you are jet propelled into a whole new world – a...
