Hope After Being Diagnosed with Cancer in a Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt 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
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen 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
How I Got Into Cancer Research
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen 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
A Proud Survivor
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen 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
Surviving Guilt
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 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
Kassandra’s Story
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrior to my diagnosis, in December of 2019, I had been working in clinical research and was enrolled in a Biomedical Science Masters program with hopes of continuing on to
Love with ALL
Reading Time: 4 minutesJohn and I met on a dating app in February of 2017. We “officially” started dating on March 19th, 2017. Not even three weeks later, I was diagnosed with Acute
Stupid Cancer Story from Mariah
Reading Time: 4 minutesJust over a year ago I had my first brain surgery. A debilitating, seven-day migraine led me to a CT scan in the emergency room, where it was discovered that
Grieving After Your Cancer Diagnosis
Reading Time: 2 minutesWell, it’s September 1st, which means it’s now Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. It is also my 8th month of having cancer. There are a lot of thoughts that come into
Hodgkin Lymphoma and Pandemic Conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn New Year’s Eve 2021, after camping and hiking for several days with my partner, I was admitted to the hospital. After running different tests such as a chest x-ray