Season 2 – Medical Lessons

Cathy Swims and Runs in Episode 6, Season 2 of the Big C

Posted on August 3, 2011May 28, 2012cancer awareness, TV

I almost liked the latest installment of the Big C. Cathy swims, for starters. I could relate. She’s wearing goggles, no less. That’s universal “code” for seriousness about swimming, or acting. She swims well and pretty fast. ...

What’s Next on the Big C? (Hopefully a Second Opinion)

Posted on June 21, 2011May 28, 2012cancer treatment, Communication, Empowered Patient, Oncology (cancer), TV, Women's Health

(Hopefully a second opinion) When I last wrote on The Big C, a Showtime series in which the actress Laura Linney portrays a woman in her forties with advanced melanoma, I considered some of the ...