24 Year Olds Don’t Get Cancer, Right?
Reading Time: 2 minutes I think everyone remembers where they were when they were first told they have cancer. I was sitting in the back of the 66 Bus in Chicago on my way
Tag: Diagnosis
On the surface, I look fine.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Someone once implied that my life was easy and smooth—I had no “real” problems. When I first heard this, I was offended, yet understood the sentiment. In comparison to them,
Hospital Hospitality Rant
Reading Time: 3 minutes The hospital is a weird place. Think of how many people touch you. Someone greets you, signs you in, takes down your information. The nurse asks your name, birthdate, weighs
Love and Cancer: In Sickness and in Health
Reading Time: 6 minutes 5…4…3…2…1… HAPPY NEW YEAR! Once upon a time, on New Year’s Eve in 2016, a man and woman got married in Charleston, SC. They celebrated their new marriage with bubbling
When College is Put On Pause
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a busy summer was coming to a close, I began experiencing a dry cough, arm swelling, shortness of breath, and a lump under my armpit. These symptoms led me
Leukemia? Isn’t that what kids get???
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was diagnosed with AML on Friday the 13th in March 2015. Oh yeah, I’m totally superstitious now! I went into remission one year later. Once I was cleared to
Open Mic: Aspen
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Aspen shares what survivorship means to her and how she won’t stop talking about cancer in the hope to support other cancer patients.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU, I TOUCH MYSELF
Reading Time: 4 minutes Three days after I lost my dearest aunt to pancreatic cancer, I felt a small lump on the border of my armpit and right breast. Four months later, I was
Callie’s Life Changing Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 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 minutes While 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