Reading Time: < 1 minuteGladys Morales shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. Navigating blindness and a life-altering illness, Gladys shares how she chooses to focus on joy, connection, and living […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrianne Dollar shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. Brianne tells the story of how she found unexpected purpose in matching over 1000 bone marrow donors and
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTara Williams shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. What began as a routine visit to Planned Parenthood turned into a life-changing thyroid cancer diagnosis for Tara.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLauren Tomlinson shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In a decade marked by devastating losses Lauren emerges as an unexpected warrior against her own tongue cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteElissa Kalver shared her story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. When cancer strikes, survival isn’t just about medical treatments: it’s about truly living. Alyssa, founder of We Got
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiz Jaluague shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. At 34, cybersecurity architect and military officer Liz Halwagay’s life takes an unexpected turn when a routine medical
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLauren Morales shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In “The In Between,” Lauren Morales transforms her cancer journey into a raw, poetic testament of survival. With
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonica Henderson shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In this raw talk, Monica delivers a heart-wrenching letter to her younger self, exploring the complex, often unspoken
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMckenzie Baxter shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. Mckenzie shares her cancer journey: from being misdiagnosed to being in remission, her life after cancer has inspired
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSonia Su shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. Sonia shares the story of how she transformed her cancer journey into a powerful mission of hope. She
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