Work/Life Connections Interview Series

We will begin with three interviews, portraying complementary perspectives on the work/life issues of cancer survivors. Taken together, these interviews will establish a storyline that we will build on in subsequent interviews:

Cancer Survivor – An anonymous breast cancer survivor employed as a sales professional for an internationally known firm reveals that she is continually fearful of being “found out” and losing her job, even though she has successfully completed treatment.

Business – An HR Manager explains the many obstacles corporations face in dealing with cancer survivors.  Co-workers help explain the issues they must deal with when working with their peers who are cancer survivors.

Family/Community – The family and associates of a cancer patient discuss the important ways in which the patient’s work/life issues affect them.

Subsequent interviews will be conducted with a diverse group of people from our foundation. We will listen to the stories of these entrepreneurs, famous athletes, and everyday friends and neighbors as they discuss their talents and skills. As the story develops, an inescapable conclusion appears: cancer survivors are valuable people and businesses miss out when they pass them over.

 

 

 

These interviews will provide a broad overview of social and economic change in the world of a cancer survivor.

A groundbreaking research project measuring the effects of work, health and family issues on cancer survivors

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Success Stories are an important component of the overall monitoring and reporting framework for Good Health for Life advocacy projects. Through our Work/Life Connections Interview Series, we will document our monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process for strategic objectives and intermediate results to provide the large picture of social and economic change in the world of a cancer survivor.

We are monitoring and evaluating individual entrepreneurial cancer survivors because success stories add to the building blocks of development and healing.  Our stories will illustrate:

· What cancer survivors are learning;

· How they are taking on new challenges; and

· Ways in which cancer survivors are applying new skills to contribute to the development of their lives, families and communities.

Success stories are effective because they can:

· Be collected relatively quickly and easily;

· Bring the human element to the attention of policy makers;

· Promote understanding of the real process of development; and

· Create the defining public image of a program.

Each interview will effectively tell the story of individual or organizational growth and development showcasing the role of work in a cancer survivor’s life.  Through the support of sponsors, we will share these interview both on our website, and on DVDs that will be distributed to patients by our healthcare providers, Stanford Medical Center and the Women’s Cancer Center. Standardizing the Format

Good Health for Life will also make regular use of success stories through the Work/Life Connection Interview Series in reporting to our partners, entrepreneurs and other interested parties. They will be used as supplements to the drier but more substantive management reports.