Playwright Michael Bassett talks about facing a cancer diagnosis and soon realizing that he needed to step up and be his own best advocate. He learned there are drawbacks, even dangers to fully relying on the system to take you by the hand. He shares why patients need to raise their hand and advocate for themselves.
Facing a Difficult Health Journey Can Be Overwhelming
Featured Speaker:
Michael Bassett, MFA
Michael Bassett is a seasoned playwright whose work delicately explores human complexity. His plays have been produced in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. His play See Me was featured in last year’s Four Loves Festival, and his play Drive was staged at Naked Angels. A former member of Circle Rep’s Playwriting Lab, Bassett has taught playwriting at Loyola University Chicago and Chicago Dramatists. He is a recipient of the Sloan Science and Technology Fellowship as well as the Hawthornden Fellowship in Edinburgh. His work is recognized for its intelligent, sensitive portrayals of troubled people with buried secrets.