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with Nancy Novack
An Interactive Conversation:
Tips for Managing Cancer-Related Financial Stress
Come prepared with your questions, concerns, or suggestions so that we can support each other.
In my personal experience as a survivor of stage 4 ovarian cancer, I had many financial challenges. In my professional role as a clinical psychologist and the Founder of Nancy’s List, I have worked with many many cancer patients who have experienced significant stress because of the financial burden of cancer. I want to do whatever I can to share information that will alleviate that distress so that patients can focus on their healing.
About Nancy Novack
On the evening of my first meeting with my oncologist, he said to me, “This is a challenging diagnosis. The prognosis is bleak. But I do believe I can help you. I am with you.” Those four words sustained me whenever I was in fear. They directed my understanding of the power of relationship in my healing process. I was able to open my heart and receive the love and generosity of family and friends and oftentimes strangers who were there to hold my hand and my heart.
When people ask, and they often do, “What happened? How did you make it when so many others do not survive stage 4 ovarian cancer?” I don’t have any answers to that mystery. I do know, for certain, that the opening of my heart, the receiving of the blessings and the love, the sense of abundance of good will coming my way changed my being — during my cancer and forever more.
I am the luckiest lady in the world. I truly enjoy defying medical statistics and being the poster child for Stanford’s Cancer Center.
I made a vow to make a difference for people living with cancer, for those who love and care for them, and for the children who have a cancer diagnosis or love someone who has. My simple and profound wish is that no one will ever go through cancer alone. I started Nancy’s List to help my community cope with the epidemic of cancer.
For me, cancer changed everything. It generated my growth. It taught me the essence of gratitude. I adore the generosity of strangers. It defined my calling and refined my purpose as a psychologist. It gave me the opportunity to offer hope to those who have lost theirs. I found my courage and resilience.
Read Nancy’s full story here: https://nancyslist.org/name-nancy-novack/
