“From Attendee to Speaker Series” Interview with Niki Kozak

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Wendy Santana

The Inside Scoop — a behind the scenes look at an ABTA Regional Educational Meeting (post 1 of 3) An interview with metastatic brain tumor patient and fellow panelist, Niki Kozak. In September, I penned a blog post as an attendee of the American Brain Tumor Association’s (ABTA) “2020 Virtual National Conference” (click here to read the post). Last weekend, my…

RESILIENCE

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Wendy Santana

From the initial shock and loss that comes with a devastating health diagnosis to overcoming barriers and choosing positivity; resilience is a recurring theme that has surfaced through my interviews with brain tumor/cancer book authors and survivors. I strongly believe our messages of hope and the lessons we have learned, can help people to cope with any medical crisis (including…

2020 Brain Cancer Awareness video by Sarah Trask

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Wendy Santana

May is brain tumor/cancer awareness month. Please take a moment to enjoy this touching tribute to brain cancer by Sarah Trask. Her videos put a face on the disease. Sarah had her first craniotomy when she was just six-years-old. She’s had a total of four brain surgeries and is an inspiration to the brain tumor/cancer community. Next month she will…

Love, Loss, and Life

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Wendy Santana

Hello Steve. Thank you for the opportunity to interview you about your book, If You Love Me, Take Me Now. Although it was published five years ago, and the journey that you wrote about took place between 2004 and 2006, the theme and messages are remarkably timely for what people are currently experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic. You have a…

When the Patient becomes the Caregiver and the Caregiver becomes the Patient

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Wendy Santana

Hello Steve. Thank you for the opportunity to interview you about your book, If You Love Me, Take Me Now. Although it was published five years ago, and the journey that you wrote about took place between 2004 and 2006, the theme and messages are remarkably timely for what is happening in the world today with the COVID-19 pandemic. I…