About After Treatment
There are more than 20 million cancer survivors in America today. We’re getting cancer and surviving it at rates never seen before. The good news is that thousands of doctors, researchers, non-profits, for-profits, caregivers and friends are here to help. The bad news is that it can be overwhelming to figure out what you need, what you don't, and where you should get help from. Many of us don't know where to start.
This Newsletter is hopefully a starting place. It’s built from my own experience, as well as hundreds of interviews in the past year.
I was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and went through months of chemotherapy. It is an experience I wrote about for The Wall Street Journal and discussed in several interviews.
In the years since treatment, I have become weaker, poorer, and discovered I am clearly not the same. Still, I am stronger in some ways. My hope is that my experience, coupled with practical guidance from experts, can help survivors and their caregivers reclaim their strength.
The aim of the Newsletter is three-fold:
Teach. My hope is every post will provide at least one resource that helps you live better after reading it.
Meet. There are so many people trying to help. Let's connect you to them.
Entertain. Cancer is scary and sad. I've lost so many friends and family to the disease. But we are alive right now and can look to smile or even laugh as we move forward.
Respectfully and humbly,
Geoffrey Rogow, founder and lead writer, After Treatment
If you have feedback about After Treatment or want to suggest a newsletter topic, please contact us at [email protected]. A special thank you to Sam Kelly for creating After Treatment's logo and Michael Bucher for the photography.