24 Year Olds Don’t Get Cancer, Right?
Reading Time: 2 minutes I think everyone remembers where they were when they were first told they have cancer. I was sitting in the back of the 66 Bus in Chicago on my way …
September 2020
On the surface, I look fine.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Someone once implied that my life was easy and smooth—I had no “real” problems. When I first heard this, I was offended, yet understood the sentiment. In comparison to them, …
Hospital Hospitality Rant
Reading Time: 3 minutes The hospital is a weird place. Think of how many people touch you. Someone greets you, signs you in, takes down your information. The nurse asks your name, birthdate, weighs …
Love and Cancer: In Sickness and in Health
Reading Time: 6 minutes 5…4…3…2…1… HAPPY NEW YEAR! Once upon a time, on New Year’s Eve in 2016, a man and woman got married in Charleston, SC. They celebrated their new marriage with bubbling …
When College is Put On Pause
Reading Time: < 1 minutes As a busy summer was coming to a close, I began experiencing a dry cough, arm swelling, shortness of breath, and a lump under my armpit. These symptoms led me …
Cancer and Advocacy in Public Health: Your Story Matters
Reading Time: 4 minutes My work in public health and disparities causes me to approach issues of health equity, cancer-health disparities, and other unconscious racial bias issues with personal experiences. I try to relate …
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Tori’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes In March 2018, I started my dream job making costumes for a large television series. The workdays were often 14 hours or more and it wasn’t uncommon for us to …
Leukemia? Isn’t that what kids get???
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was diagnosed with AML on Friday the 13th in March 2015. Oh yeah, I’m totally superstitious now! I went into remission one year later. Once I was cleared to …