“Dad, I Have Cancer”
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Hugo shares his emotional journey with colon cancer, receiving the news only months after he completed battling testicular cancer.
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Survivorship
My Journey through Cancer (Mustaches 4 Matt)
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn August 12, 2016, my life changed forever. I was over my girlfriend Lauren’s house and had been puking blood. I could barely stand and I felt like I had
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Imagine
Reading Time: 4 minutesImagine that one day you are driving to a routine doctor checkup in your car, with the window down, long hair blowing, listening to the Rolling Stones’ Time is on
Tiny Heroes
Reading Time: 7 minutesInspiration, simply put, means to have an unconscious burst of creativity; therefore, unconsciously, I was allowed the honor of creating amazing boys who thus gave me the creativity to find
The Song That Got Me Through Treatment
Reading Time: 2 minutesI spent about 30% of 2020 in the hospital. (I did the math.) For most of that time, I was by myself because of ever-changing visitor policies. While I usually
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Thriving in a New Year, as a Survivor
Reading Time: 5 minutesDear 2020, I’m happy to say I’ve broken up with you. I was fully prepared and ready for our relationship to end. You’ve brought me times of joy, coupled with
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Open Mic: Christina
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Christina tells us about some awkward interactions she had with her doctor during treatment, a relatable experience within the AYA cancer community at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic
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Open Mic: Kyle
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Kyle shares how his leukemia relapse during college had a bigger impact on his mental health compared to his childhood experience at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December
Open Mic: Alexa
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Alexa shares an insightful story about the positive opportunities and experiences that emerged for her as a result of cancer at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December
Open Mic: Mila
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Mila opens up about the emotional and physical impact that cancer had on her identity at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December 2020.