YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!

Ever felt hopeless or alone?

Dr. Josh Yellen hopes his story of overdose during his cancer treatments helps just one person.

One person hearing a message of hope and remembering suicide is not the answer is worth the pain and vulnerability.

Time line of events

6/29/17– 7/4/17 – Saw Mom alive for the last time
7/8/17 – Grand Mal seizure (Tumor in brain) * never had seizure before or after*
7/11/17 – Craniotomoy to remove tumor
8/3/17 – Met with MD Anderson (Neuro-Oncology)
8/4/17 – 8/6/17 – Rebekah’s Bat Mitzvah
8/9/17 – Returned back for end of Summer semester
8/17/17 – Got fit for mask for Proton Therapy
8/21/17 – Started Fall semester
8/22/17 – United Heatlhcare denies Proton Therapy
8/25/17 – Hurricane Harvey
8/27/17 – Mom dies
8/28/17 – United Healthcare closes my case due to Hurricane and switch to BC/BS
8/31/17 – Fly back to CA for Mom’s funeral
9/1/17 – Switch from United Healthcare to BC/BS (University of Houston decision)
9/10/17 – Return back to work after Hurricane and Mom’s funeral
9/11/17 – Approved for Proton Therapy
9/18/17 – Start Proton Therapy
10/26/17 – Finish Proton Therapy
11/30/17 – Start Chemotherapy
12/14/17 – 12/18/17 – Moved offices
12/21/17 – Saw results of 1st round of chemotherapy (sympathetic reaction – stopped sleeping)
1/4/18 – Started round 2 of chemotherapy (much stronger than round 1)
1/18/18 – experience symptoms of depression and anxiety
5/15/18 – Finish round 6 of chemotherapy (terminate early)

More regular / scheduled contact

Phone calls instead of texts

Overdose; ATsCare; Suicide ATsCare Program – Peer to peer grief counseling, support and encouragement

This is a phenomenal program that will re-shape all of your life interactions and help give you confidence to step into really tough situations.

I hope your situation has not come to self harm.

I hope you have surrounded yourself with people who are willing to step in and lift you up.

Would you like to share your story?

Josh Yellen – text or call him 985-351-7994