A Proud Survivor
Reading Time: 2 minutes When 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
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My Journey with Colon Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes When my doctor made me get a CT scan in September 2015, you could see a tumor throbbing in my abdomen. I was told that I most likely had colon
Love with ALL
Reading Time: 4 minutes John 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
The Confusing Promised Land of Leukemia Maintenance
Reading Time: 3 minutes I remember it like it was yesterday. I was lying in my childhood bed watching Chopped on Food Network—any competition show with a simple story arc was all that could
Where Are the Superpowers?
Reading Time: 4 minutes It all started in January of 2020 when I decided I had to go into Urgent Care to get my groin pain checked out. I must’ve torn a muscle or
Racing for a Cure
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the middle of 2019, I randomly decided to train for a half marathon. I registered for one on the spot, and after a few months of training, I completed
Story Of My Life
Reading Time: 8 minutes When I was three years old, I was diagnosed with stage four alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. I remember sitting in that hospital bed — the second memory of my life. I remember
My Two Cancers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sorry, this won’t be a fun, inspirational movie story… but here we go anyway. My name is Selena and I’m 21 years old. Back in August 2016, after 8 years
Open Mic: Moira
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Moira’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.
Open Mic: Shaemarie
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Shaemarie’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.