Michele Longabaugh, RN

Palliative care is for the living.

My training as a registered nurse helped me as I developed long-distance relationships with several women who have anal cancer--I call them my “virtual sorority sisters.”

A look at how writing is a means of self expression and stress relief for a nurse who is also cancer survivor.

When I was diagnosed over six years ago with stage IV anal cancer I loved my job. Very quickly, my work and career took a back seat in my life. But ten months later there I was easing myself back into my job.

I had anal cancer, and as a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience under my belt, this was unbelievable.

Michele Longabaugh, RN, survivor of stage IV anal cancer, discusses the potential benefits for nurses to use social media to connect with patients.