{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Quality Life: Paul's Ewing Sarcoma Story","description":"On good days, you can find Paul of the Washington, DC area in his house, intently focused on one of his woodworking projects. It\u2019s hard work, but it\u2019s a labor of love. \u201cI\u2019m not the type to sit still. I\u2019m at my happiest when I\u2019m working with my hands and creating something new,\u201d says Paul. The fact that Paul is able to get up and work on his hobby is something even he couldn\u2019t have imagined five years ago when he was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma\u2014a rare cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or in the tissue around the bones. A tumor in his spine caused immense pain to his back, and symptoms from chemotherapy, radiation, and several spinal surgeries left him unable to do even the smallest task. That\u2019s when he was referred to palliative care. ","author_name":"getpalliativecare's podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/getpalliativecare.org","html":"