The Bridges Between Us

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Living with Joy: Cris Ross on Two Cancer Diagnoses, Learning to Receive Support, and the CaringBridge Page That Changed Everything

Living with Joy: Cris Ross on Two Cancer Diagnoses, Learning to Receive Support, and the CaringBridge Page That Changed Everything7 May26 min

Cris Ross spent more than a decade serving as Chief Information Officer at Mayo Clinic, helping lead one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world through periods of enormous change and complexity. Then, in 2018, he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Used to solving problems and carrying responsibility for others, Cris approached treatment the same way he approached work: stay focused, push forward, and keep going. But cancer - and eventually cancer recurrence - forced hi...