Barbara Principe, Ph.D., is a practicing psychologist at the Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199. Before becoming a psychologist, she held a variety of positions in the social justice field, including community organizing in Rochester, N.Y., cross cultural counseling in Vermont; and working with handicapped children in rural New Hampshire. In the future, Barbara looks forward to writing more about her experiences living and working while battling cancer.