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When I Finally Felt Free

Reading Time: 3 minutes I can remember the chill that ran down my spine. The tingle of antiseptic in my nose, and the throbbing burn running down my leg from surgical wounds. They had

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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