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Cancer Is Like This (Part 2): Being Human Together
October 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer, Rocky, triumph, metaphors, American myth Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, and Michael...
William Romanowski
5 min read
Cancer Is Like This (Part 1): An American Tale
Americans have a love affair with “self-made” success stories. The story you tell yourself about life affects the way you make sense of...
William Romanowski
6 min read
A Menu of Metaphors for Living with Cancer
April 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer; metaphors; battle; journey; crucible To describe feelings and experiences that are...
William Romanowski
6 min read
Playing Jedi Mind Tricks with Cancer
January 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer; Catherine Middleton; Princess of Wales; vulnerabilities; fatigue; perfectionism After...
William Romanowski
5 min read
Joining the Cancer Community: Thanks, But No Thanks
October 1, 2024 (6-minute read) Keywords: cancer, prostatectomy, Gleason score, PSA Around the time I turned 50, I looked in the mirror...
William Romanowski
6 min read
What a Difference a Day Makes
(3-minute read) Keywords: prostate cancer, chronic disease, Robert Frost I woke up that morning thinking the day ahead would mark the...
William Romanowski
3 min read
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