Cancer for Christmas: Making the Most of a Daunting Gift

Honk If You Love Mammograms!

Casey Quinlan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:06 +0000

Dancing Feet – and Hands!

Casey Quinlan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:57:52 +0000

This is too much fun – a huge dance team of doctors, nurses, lab techs, kitchen and custodial staff, and I think I saw a partridge in a pear tree, too, all wearing pink gloves for breast cancer awareness.

My fave? The guy with the push broom. He’s the shizzle.

Proactive Patient Podcast 2 – Get a Translator!

Casey Quinlan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:56:41 +0000

A terrific post on the equally terrific blog by Dr. Kevin Pho – who makes me wish I lived in Nashua, NH, until I remember how bad the winters are up there – inspired the second Proactive Patient Podcast by Dorothy Erlanger and yours truly.

Dr. Danielle Ofri makes a great point, that doctors have to serve as translators as well as diagnosticians, helping patients understand their conditions, not just telling them what those conditions are – too frequently in jargon that the average Joe or Jane wouldn’t understand without a medical encyclopedia.

Give it a listen – thanks!

Proactive Patient Podcast Maiden Voyage

Casey Quinlan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:39:21 +0000

Here’s the very 1st Proactive Patient Podcast, featuring me and Dorothy Erlanger, triathlete, ovarian cancer survivor, and health care advocate and consultant:

I hope you enjoy it – please send any questions or show topic suggestions to us here.

Casey Laps Lance Armstrong – on Amazon.com ;)

Casey Quinlan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:13:35 +0000

Wow, what a day Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 was!

I wanted “Cancer for Christmas” on the Amazon Bestseller list as the perfect close-out to Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I planned. I strategized. I executed.

Here are the results, in living color:

Here are the stats on the book, also in living color:

#4 in its category on Amazon - BESTSELLER!

Thanks for this go to a huge number of people, but the biggest players are Mary Foley, who shared the plan with her honkin’ huge mailing list; Shela Dean, who showed me “the way”; the book’s fans on Facebook, who shared the push; and a host of Twitter-ific folks, including Alicia Staley, Mary Fender, and Chris Brogan.

What. A. RIDE!

Talkin’ “Cancer for Christmas” with My Girlfriends

Casey Quinlan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:48:31 +0000

My girlfriends Susie Galvez and Mary Foley, the power team behind the microphone at Girlfriend We Gotta Talk! radio, had me on their show on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Give it a listen!

WRIC-TV Piece by Amie McLain

Casey Quinlan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:05:24 +0000

First Podcast Up – Thanks OMGWTFRVA.net!

Casey Quinlan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:10:48 +0000

social debauchery at its best

The fun and funny folks over at OMGWTFRVA.net have posted a podcast about the book! Check it out, give it a listen, leave a comment, enjoy!

Need a Speaker for a Health Care Event?

Casey Quinlan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:29:10 +0000

I can promise a funny, inspirational, and informative presentation about managing health care, dealing with a medical nasty-gram (like cancer!), developing a relationship with your health care providers, and beating the odds.

Get in touch with me here: info [at] cancerforchristmas.com, or by phone at (804) 467-5716.

I’d like to help as many people as possible to become active participants in their health care!

Join me at the Pink Tie Gala!

Casey Quinlan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:17:52 +0000

Richmond’s Pink Tie Gala is apparently the ne plus ultra Pink Ribbon event of the year, every year, here in Rivah City.

Pink Tie Gala 2009

I’m going to be there, talking about the book, signing copies of the book, and generally being all about the book – and raising awareness of the impact of breast cancer on the lives of those who fight it, those who support the fighters, and those who are left behind to fight on when one of our brave warriors is carried off the field of battle on his or her shield.

Yep, guys get breast cancer, too. Just ask Richard Roundtree, the original “Shaft” – he fought the disease in 1993, and is a vocal advocate for breast cancer issues for both men and women.

Get your tickets to the Pink Tie Gala NOW – the event sells out every year!

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at the Omni Richmond Hotel. Starts at 7:30pm. See you there