Surviving a “Bomb” Drop
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a Sunday in January 2020. I am sitting in the hospital emergency room awaiting the results of an ultrasound for month-long sore groin pain. The ER doctor explains to …
August 2020
Open Mic: Aaron
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Aaron shares the story of his childhood diagnosis that led to a kidney transplant and how the “snack lady” helped him through it.
Open Mic: Aspen
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Aspen shares what survivorship means to her and how she won’t stop talking about cancer in the hope to support other cancer patients.
Open Mic: Jeff
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Jeff shares what it was like having a roommate in the hospital who was twice his age.
Open Mic: Amanda
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Amanda shares about her survivors guilt and exactly why cancer is an asshole.
Open Mic: Sussan
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Sussan shares how she has passed what her survivorship taught her on to her friends and family.
Open Mic: Kay
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Kay shares how although her family has been her rock throughout her journey they can feel like the “cancer police” at times.
Open Mic: David
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: David plays us an original song about what it is like to be a cancer survivor.
Open Mic: Caroline
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Caroline tells us of the ripple effect that sharing your story has and the importance of it.