Robert F. Mullen, PhD
Director/ReChanneling
I recently underwent hormone therapy and radiation for prostate cancer. In the hallway of San Francisco’s UCSF Medical Center cancer dept. hangs a ship’s bell. At the successful conclusion of my 28-day regimen, I was encouraged to give the bell cord a healthy tug. As the peals resonated throughout the department, roughly two dozen nurses, technicians, and other staff members crowded into the hallway, applauding, cheering, throwing confetti, and waving pom-poms. It is a tradition unlike any I have ever experienced.
I have been with UCSF Medical Center for two decades and have not met an unkind person or heard a discouraging word. I give as much credit to the warmth and kindness I was given, as the treatment.
I also completed my chapter, “Social Anxiety’s Failure to Establish, Develop, and Maintain Healthy Relationships,” for C.-E. Mayer and E. Vanderheiden’s latest academic anthology, Handbook of Love, Part 2, which Springer will publish early next year.
I rarely use the mundane expression ‘blessed,’ but I must make an exception for this holiday season.
I wish the same for all my readers.
Robert,
I’m happy to hear you’ve completed your treatment. That’s what an accomplishment! I admire your strength to share you story. I hope you’re able to take some time to rest and recover, and care for yourself. I can only imagine it’s been a difficult journey and the relief of completing treatment. I wish you to continue to be remission free.
Wishing you and yours, a Joyful Holiday Season.
Respectfully,
Tammy Czarnecki
Dear Tammy.
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I am so sorry it took me this long to respond to your message. I just caught it in review. Onward and upward. Dr. Mullen
I can imagine how difficult that experience must have been for you but I am so glad that you successfully completed the treatment. And what a wonderful way to celebrate its completion. I hope 2025 treats you well and that you are able to focus on taking care of yourself and recovering.