The Hardest Marathon Yet
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery year since 2014, I have run a marathon. I planned on continuing my streak in 2020. I had my race picked out, my new running shoes purchased. Little did […]
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Body Changes
The Day I Heard My Child Say “Mom Has Cancer.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesI wanted to shield my family from the disease, but I soon found out that when it comes to kids, honesty is (almost) always the best policy. When you become
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How Losing My Hair Was One of my Favorite Memories
Reading Time: 2 minutesI knew I would be losing all my hair since the day chemo was first mentioned. I knew some people get very emotional over the loss of their hair…and I
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My Ovarian Cancer Story at 40 years old
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve always wanted to be a mom, but at age 40, I had unsuccessfully frozen only three eggs after two procedures. The paltry result led to surgery, for what was
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I Didn’t Want My Hair to be a Billboard Announcing I Was Sick…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI felt her warm, soft hand grab mine and whisper “It’s Cancer”. Instantly I blurted out, “Am I going to lose my hair?”. I pulled my hand back, sat up
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Open Mic: Paola
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Paola shares the story of her cancer journey at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic and leaves us with a great mantra “Being afraid doesn’t mean you’re not
Stupid Cancer Story from the Staff: Sadie
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I was seven years old, I was diagnosed with Hoshimoto’s Thyroiditis and Hypothyroidism. Since I can remember, my doctors were always monitoring me so closely. I went through the
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My “Live Funeral”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I reflect on the scariest week of my life, my heart nearly explodes at the support I received from family and friends. There’s no chance I would have gotten
Living and Loving Life with Incurable Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn June 1st 2017, I was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer. I was 37 years old, a mother of two young boys, a college professor, and living a beautiful life. After
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Open Mic: Shannon on Hair
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Stupid Cancer Board Member Shannon Wyant joined our Stories of Social Isolation Open Mic to share a story about her hair after treatment.
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