Terri Mason, Author at Commonweal Cancer Help Program

About Terri Mason

Terri Mason is a thinker, poet, and a good eater who came to Commonweal as a Cancer Help Program participant in 2007. She stays involved with Commonweal because the community of loving acceptance has supported her, as a whole person, through close encounters of a weird kind with cancer and its treatment. In 2008, she originated the private online support group for the CCHP alumni and helped to grow the San Francisco in-person support group.

Entries by Terri Mason

Death and Dying, Grief, Pain and Suffering, Poetry

Untie

A poem by CCHP alumni Terri Mason

August 28, 2019/by Terri Mason

Alumni support groups

Depth Without Digging

After one circle struggled and ended, Commonweal Cancer Help Program alumni found a way to build a circle that lasts.

July 24, 2019/by Terri Mason

Addressing Meaningful Questions

Sitting with Uncertainty

What follows is a conversation that took place among alumni of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program via their Yahoo group. It’s an example of the ongoing support that alumni provide for each other. Members of the group responded to questions posted by Terri Mason, and because she asked the original questions and curated the responses, […]

July 24, 2019/by Terri Mason