Open Mic: Kay
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Kay shares how although her family has been her rock throughout her journey they can feel like the “cancer police” at times.
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Open Mic: David
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVIDEO: David plays us an original song about what it is like to be a cancer survivor.
Open Mic: Caroline
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Caroline tells us of the ripple effect that sharing your story has and the importance of it.
Open Mic: Katie
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Katie shares the story of having to get opinion after opinion from surgeons and how she wouldn’t let it be “game over” for her!
The 2nd Last Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe last day of chemo is supposed to be a wonderful celebration of finally beating the crap out of cancer. But for me, this was my second “last day.” And
Callie’s Life Changing Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe night before I found out I had cancer, I fell and hit my head. I went to the doctor the next day and asked her if I was ok
Carly’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile I was in a groggy state, I heard, “No heavy lifting for at least 7 to 10 days,” as my surgeon was explaining the at-home instructions for me to
Beating Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 8 minutesI was a high school senior and basketball player that had won multiple championship rings, when my world completely changed in June 2014. My father noticed that my left thigh
“And that’s when I was handed the shit sandwich that is cancer”
Reading Time: 5 minutesI was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last year at the ripe old age of 26. After 5 years of unexplained weight loss, going back and forth to the
The Day I Heard My Child Say “Mom Has Cancer.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesI wanted to shield my family from the disease, but I soon found out that when it comes to kids, honesty is (almost) always the best policy. When you become