Open Mic: Shannon on Hair
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Stupid Cancer Board Member Shannon Wyant joined our Stories of Social Isolation Open Mic to share a story about her hair after treatment.
Open Mic: Kristen
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Kristen joined our Stories of Social Isolation Storytelling Open Mic to share another story about her experience of social isolation during coronavirus and the parallels to her cancer …
Open Mic: Robert
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Robert shares a story about his feelings of isolation when diagnosed as a college student at our Stories of Social Isolation Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Matt
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: From our Stories of Social Isolation Storytelling Open Mic on May 7, Matt shares the story of his cancer journey.
My Cancer Journey
Reading Time: 2 minutes My story began in September 2018 when I first felt a lump on my right breast. I was scared to find out more as it felt hard, but I knew …
Lopsided Life
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was 29 in 1994 and recently married. I had a small but successful decorative painting business. I was healthy, happy and excited about my future! When I wasn’t painting …
Jackie’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 5 minutes SC: Full Name and Where you’re from: JO: Jackie Ogg, Silver Spring, Maryland SC: What do you do or what do you want to do? JO: I’m a mom, caregiver …
My Cervical Cancer Story
Reading Time: < 1 minutes In 2016 my life was just beginning. I had just gotten a divorce, started dating, new nursing job and new apartment. I felt great and I looked great. I was …
We’re All In This Together
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was diagnosed with testicular cancer at 26, when I was finishing up my graduate degree. In my mid-twenties I would have expected a diagnosis of a broken bone or …
Love & Breast Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Getting breast cancer at 31 brought my world to a crashing halt and forced me to reevaluate my husband, my job, my life and what I wanted out of it. …