When A Cancer Survivor Becomes the Caregiver
Reading Time: 4 minutes I was 27 when I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. My mom was sitting next to me in the room as the doctor read those results that would alter the …
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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Love Story
Reading Time: < 1 minutes When Chris headed to New York City to begin treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, he never suspected that a casual catch up with an old friend from his hometown would …
Stupid Cancer Story from the Quilici Sisters
Reading Time: 15 minutes Lightly edited from the Kaiser Permanente AYA Cancer Summit 2021. This is a transcript of twin sisters Sara & Ali’s cancer journey as a patient & caregiver duo. Sara My …
Getting Cancer as a Medical Student
Reading Time: 4 minutes Getting diagnosed with cancer is a lot like falling in love. It starts slowly, and then it happens all at once. A few months ago, I was sitting at my …
The Importance of Self-Care and Love in Survivorship
Reading Time: 2 minutes My cancer survivorship journey has proven to be a difficult one. I recently completed radiation and I am now cancer-free, but the big question is: for how long? I have …
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The Young Girl with an “Old Person Cancer”
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer a few short days before my 24th birthday in 2019. Being diagnosed with colorectal cancer in your 20s is an absolute nightmare. In …
Why I’ve Decided to Thank Cancer
Reading Time: 6 minutes “Out of Darkness comes the light, out of troubles comes understanding”— Monali Monkad I’d like to thank Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for slowing me down, for teaching me what truly is important …
1st Day Shedding
Reading Time: 2 minutes I had only just started my first rounds of chemo. Things were still very new, not only to me, but to my family as well. For the sake of keeping …
Open Mic: Lisa
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Lisa, an oncology social worker, shared a heartfelt story in remembrance of a close patient during our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in November 2020.
Belinda on Caregiving
Reading Time: < 1 minutes VIDEO: Belinda shares her story as a part of The Caregiving Journey.