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Stupid Cancer, Stupid Thyroid
Reading Time: 2 minutes I first got involved with Stupid Cancer through my work as an oncology social worker. I support a lot of young adults newly diagnosed and trying to navigate their cancer
My Experience at CancerCon 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes From the moment I arrived in Minneapolis, I was greeted with smiling faces and welcoming eyes at the conference. There was an underlying feeling of being accepted and showing up
Hope After Being Diagnosed with Cancer in a Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes It all started on a Wednesday morning when I found the tumor. Just beforehand, I woke up early. I whipped up banana pancakes, jogged outside in the cool air, danced
If you’re reading this, go to Cancercon!
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was diagnosed with stage four Adrenocortical carcinoma (in December 2019), I felt so alone. I was livid. I was terrified. I felt like I was being punished. All
From Cancer to Crowdfunding
Reading Time: 5 minutes All my life, at least since early high school, I was deliberate in trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It started in ninth grade with weight lifting and wrestling, being
Don’t Just Survive… THRIVE!
Reading Time: 2 minutes My story is hard to tell and I am still at this moment finding it difficult to write. I was around 6 months pregnant with my second baby at the
Stupid Cancer is the Family We’ve Been Seeking for So Long
Reading Time: 4 minutes I will be completely honest in saying I was dreading going to CancerCon. The closer the dates got, the bigger the knot grew in my stomach. I spent a year
The Motivation for my Cancer Research
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was 17 years old, my grandpa was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. I remember visiting him in the hospital and seeing him cry for the first time in
Open Mic: Ana
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ana shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Tiffany
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tiffany shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Rishina
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rishina shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Gena
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gena shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Harjeet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harjeet shares her story at our AYA Awareness 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Angela
Reading Time: < 1 minute Angela shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Chrystle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chrystle shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Rachel
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rachel shares her story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Open Mic.
Open Mic: Neal
Reading Time: < 1 minute Neal shares his story at our AYA Awareness Week 2022 Storytelling Open Mic.
How I Got Into Cancer Research
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was a fourth grader in elementary school, my older sister was a senior in high school. She used to hang out with her friends at our house and
Frank Sinatra & My Vagina
Reading Time: 6 minutes Most people think they have a basic understanding of what radiation therapy is, but until you become a cancer patient, you don’t really know the half of it. The extent
Jeremy’s Story
Reading Time: < 1 minute After Jeremy’s recurrence, he started a blog to manage sharing the news & further updates with his loved ones. Writing not only became a tool to support his mental
Finding the Other Why
Reading Time: 4 minutes I was an 80s kid and loved the show The Greatest American Hero. The theme song “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air….” still puts me in a good
A Proud Survivor
Reading Time: 2 minutes When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ your world changes in an instant. I started getting sick in February of 2020 and my condition was getting worse each day. I was
My Journey with Colon Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes When my doctor made me get a CT scan in September 2015, you could see a tumor throbbing in my abdomen. I was told that I most likely had colon
Raphael’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutes As a graduate student in genetic counseling, I wanted a Capstone research project that I deeply care about on a personal level. I knew that if I had an intrinsic
Surviving Guilt
Reading Time: 6 minutes In December 2018, I decided to do a self breast exam while sitting in the bath. I hadn’t looked into how to do one properly, but I figured if I