Here’s an interesting article about breast cancer caregiving on a site that is for and about helping and taking care of parents. http://tinyurl.com/yzv8zpt
Caring.com article about breast cancer caregivers
Cancer Land Leave pass
It’s important to take time off from your loved one to regroup and reset. That time can be for just a couple of hours. So take a Cancer Land leave break today. Football, for many guys, is a great escape. Today, there is a great rivalry to watch between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at 4 pm today. Set your DVRs and enjoy. Then give her a hug after the game, and tell her how much you love.
Stand by Your Women – article in iVillage.com
Here’s an article that iVillage asked John Anderson to write for Breast Cancer Awareness month about the women in his life who all went through breast cancer. Click here. iVillage
Susan G. Komen for The Cure excerpts STAND BY HER
Susan G. Komen for the Cure website excerpts STAND BY HER. Here’s the link – Susan G. Komen
John Anderson writes a column for the Huffington Post
Article: 
“Guys: How to Help Your Loved One Beat Breast Cancer” by John W. Anderson Huffington Post
Breast Cancer Husband
John W. Anderson was interviewed by a Canadian online magazine called “Ever Better” for the 50+ audience. To read what he had to say, click here: Ever Better
Robots as caregivers
I am reading an article in the November 2nd issue of the New Yorker that talks about the future of robots being caregivers. It’s written by Dr. Jerome Groopman, and the piece is called “”Robots that Care: Advances in technological therapy.” The piece talks about robot researchers at the University of Southern California developing robots who assist patients recovering from strokes as well as working with Alzheimer patients. It’s a fascinating piece, especially when it talks about how robots, as caregivers, need to be different with patients who are introverted versus extroverted. Maya Mataric is the lead scientist. Here’s her take on it:
Mataric concluded that, as with human caregivers, temperament would be a key factor. The robots would need to be able to judge whether a patient was introverted or extroverted, and know how to respond in the appropriate manner.
To test their theory, Matarić and her team categorized the personalities of healthy volunteers, using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and observed their responses to robots that were programmed to behave as introverts or extroverts. A robot’s degree of sociability was defined by how far it positioned itself from the patient, the speed of its movements, and its type of communication. For people who were more extroverted, Mataric programmed the robot to move close. “We are not talking sociopathically close, because we always maintain three to four feet of
safety distance between the user and the robot,” she explained. “But, with the extroverted robots, they move into your area, and talk with a slightly higher pitch, more words per unit time, and they say things that are more forceful,
like ‘Come on, you can do three more. I know you can do better than that.’ ” The more introverted robots were programmed to stay farther away from the user, to gesticulate less, and to speak with a slightly lower pitch and at a slower tempo. “You don’t want to make the introversion glaring,” Mataric said. The introverted robots also said more soothing things and offered more praise.
To read the whole article go to “Robots that Care,” New Yorker, November 2, 2009
Robots as caregivers
I am reading an article in the November 2nd issue of the New Yorker that talks about the future of robots being caregivers. It’s written by Dr. Jerome Groopman, and the piece is called “”Robots that Care: Advances in technological therapy.” The piece talks about robot researchers at the University of Southern California developing robots who assist patients recovering from strokes as well as working with Alzheimer patients. It’s a fascinating piece, especially when it talks about how robots, as caregivers, need to be different with patients who are introverted versus extroverted. Maya Mataric is the lead scientist. Here’s her take on it:
Mataric concluded that, as with human caregivers, temperament would be a key factor. The robots would need to be able to judge whether a patient was introverted or extroverted, and know how to respond in the appropriate manner.
To test their theory, Mataric and her team categorized the personalities of healthy volunteers, using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and observed their responses to robots that were programmed to behave as introverts or extroverts. A robot’s degree of sociability was defined by how far it positioned itself from the patient, the speed of its movements, and its type of communication. For people who were more extroverted, Mataric programmed the robot to move close. “We are not talking sociopathically close, because we always maintain three to four feet of
safety distance between the user and the robot,” she explained. “But, with the extroverted robots, they move into your area, and talk with a slightly higher pitch, more words per unit time, and they say things that are more forceful,
like ‘Come on, you can do three more. I know you can do better than that.’ ” The more introverted robots were programmed to stay farther away from the user, to gesticulate less, and to speak with a slightly lower pitch and at a slower tempo. “You don’t want to make the introversion glaring,” Mataric said. The introverted robots also said more soothing things and offered more praise.
To read the whole article go to "Robots that Care," New Yorker, November 2, 2009
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