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Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Lexi
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Lexi shares her story (in song) at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Simone
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Simone shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Roshni
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Roshni shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Beth
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Beth shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Lindsay
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Lindsay shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Se’Nita
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Se’Nita shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Karen
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Karen shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
Storytelling Open Mic NYC: Kristen
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Karen shares her story at our Storytelling Open Mic NYC event.
From Bleeding to Blessing
Reading Time: 4 minutes When I had blood in my stool as a thirty-four-year-old mother of four young kids, I assumed it was hemorrhoids or a tear from giving birth. Something minor. Even after
Helping AYA Cancer Survivors Get Better Sleep
Reading Time: 2 minutes I am Casey Walsh, PhD, MSW, a social work clinician and researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. In my work with AYA survivors, I have seen the major impact of
Not Every Victory is A Total Win
Reading Time: 2 minutes In September of 2013 I had begun noticing some concerning symptoms and during a trip seeking a 2nd opinion at Dana Farber in Boston, one of the nurses asked if
No Coincidences
Reading Time: 6 minutes My journey with cancer began in 1993 at the age of 23 when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. My first words after the initial diagnosis were : “Am I
From White Coat to Hospital Gown
Reading Time: 4 minutes There was a little over a year left until I was to graduate as a doctor. I had made it this far, and any ill feelings were brushed off to
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
Pass the Mic : Rishina
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Rishina shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Tenaria
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Tenaria shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Tammy
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Tammy shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Jessica
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Jessica shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Gwen
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Gwen shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Dianne
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Dianne shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Pass the Mic : Ashley
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Ashley shares her story at our first Storytelling Open Mic: Pass the Mic event, featuring stories from our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members to highlight their AYA cancer
Humor, Friendship and Young Adults with Advanced Cancer
Reading Time: 3 minutes My name is Megan Solberg, and I am a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the counseling psychology PhD program at the University of Denver. I currently live in Kansas City, Kansas
How can we improve cancer survivorship?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Like many, the lives of our study team have been affected by cancer: either as cancer survivors, family members and friends of cancer survivors, or caregivers. We often hear narratives
Cancer Survivorship and Disparities Among AYAs
Reading Time: 4 minutes I am an early-stage investigator in the Department of Health Disparities Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. I have been trained in the fields of psychology
The Chapter is Only Part of the Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes If someone used a book as a metaphor to describe living with cancer and cancer survivorship, I think many adolescents and young adults (AYAs) would suspect the book is full