Hi Dave, With the number of cancer survivors out there, it sounds like you might really be on to something good! You may want to talk with local physical and occupational therapists. They would know about the interest level of patients they are assisting in the transition from patient to survivor. Also a straw poll of survivors here on the OCF forum might be able to help you closely define a demographic on top of the target market of cancer survivors.

I have been mulling over career changes, myself. Because of the saga I've been through the past few months, I am considering returning to graduate school to work on an advanced degree in occupational therapy. I would love to do some creative fiction and non-fiction writing, as well. I love being an artist. But, I would like to find something that's more stable and involves service to others. I teach art one night a week at a youth detention facility. But, it doesn't always make as much of a difference as I would like.

Good luck, Dave! It sounds like your heart is in it...which is a good first step towards success!


Ex-spouse MISDIAGNOSED with SCC-HN IVa 12/10. Tonsils out 1/11. 4 teeth out 2/11. TX Erbitux x2, IMRT x2 2/11. 2nd opinion-benign BCC-NOT CANCER 3/11. TX stopped 3/11. New doctors 4/11. ENT agrees with 2nd opinion 5/11. ENT scoped him-all clear 7/11. Ordered MRI anyway. MRI 8/22/11 Result-all clear.