A Life Worth Living: Redefining Success in Cancer Care | Beth Ciavaglia | TEDxMechanicsville

So, it was two weeks before my 40th birthday and party planning was in full swing. 40 felt like a milestone and I really wanted to celebrate. Instead, I got a stage three breast cancer diagnosis.Not exactly the gift I was hoping for. I still remember meeting my oncologist, Dr. . Mark Clemens, for the first time.He was an older British gentleman. He walked into the room, sat down on one of those little wheelie stools, wheeled right up to me, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "It's okay to cry now." I ...