Reading Time: < 1 minute Ranjit, 35, Osteosarcoma Ranjit shared their story at the 2026 AYA Week Storytelling Open Mic Event in NYC. Ranjit reflects on growing up while having cancer at 15 years old and the impact it had on his identity as both an athlete and
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Desiree Burgos, 32, Endometrial Cancer At 31 years old, I was diagnosed with stage 3 endometrial cancer that had spread to my ovaries and lungs. Hearing those words changed
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Michelle Kolb, 36, Triple Negative Breast Cancer I was 35 when stage 4 triple negative stole my shine. Not breast cancer. Triple negative breast cancer. The one with no
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
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jon, 34, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Jon shared their story at CancerCon 2026’s Storytelling Open Mic in Seattle. Jon shares his lived experiences of navigating his cancer diagnosis and vision
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Amanda Brunson, 37, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) I’m a two-time leukemia survivor and a bone marrow transplant recipient. I was diagnosed at 21, and then again at 25. Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Courtney Malcic, 38, Kidney Cancer Picture this: I’m 23, pescatarian, loving life in Arizona, hiking, poolside, working my dream job at MAC cosmetics in hopes to be a global
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Asa Rosema, 32, Breast Cancer I was disabled before cancer. I am autistic. I was late to walk, late to talk, and I struggled in a world that was
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
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Alexander Haber, 34, Non Hodgkin Lymphoma The year was 2020. I was getting ready to take time off of work to just relax and go to places I hadn’t
