From Both Sides of the Stethoscope
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Natasha Parker, 40, Breast Cancer I used to believe I understood cancer. As a nurse, I had stood at countless bedsides adjusting IV pumps, explaining lab results, translating complex
Tag: 1-5 years post treatment
Cancer is a Journey: Not a Finish Line
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Brittany Groover, 32, Melanoma The biggest lesson I have learned from cancer is that there is no finish line. Not in the way people imagine. You do not cross
Time Changes Everything
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Suesan Cota, 42 In December 2022, my husband (then boyfriend), Dil and I were told that after his intensive chemotherapy to treat his aggressive Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the
After the Second Time
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Tracy Steffek, 41, Breast cancer, Tongue cancer Cancer didn’t make me brave. It made me tired of pretending. The second time I had cancer, something broke. It wasn’t fear
The Day I Wore My Chemo Hat Again
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Octavio Pasini Bonfanti, 33, Testicular Cancer I didn’t plan to wear that hat again. It wasn’t a symbolic decision or a brave one. It was just cold. I opened
Cervical Cancer Free Now!
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Mary Potter, 37, Cervical Cancer Hi, my name is Mary. I was 36 when I was diagnosed with stage 1B1 cervical cancer in 2024. For years before my diagnosis,
Gender Affirming Care saved my Life
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Jennifer Trefzger, Colorectal Cancer I had colon cancer at a young age, it likely started when I was 16. It was brutal. Being autistic and trans made it harder;
Gaming Through Cancer
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.
My Son, My Strength
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
Hope After CML
By: Jeffrey Mello, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia I grew up in Massachusetts. It was a normal start, but I always wanted something bigger. That drive took me to New York City,