The Poetry of Surviving
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJon Fox shared their story at the 2025 Stupid Cancer NYC Storytelling Open Mic Event in NYC. Jon shares his poetry to speak on his experience being a cancer patient,
Tag: Empowerment
Rashad’s Recipe for C.A.K.E.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Rashad Hayes, 31, Stupid Cancer Jr. Board Member “C-A-N-C-E-R”, six letters, one word, and a moment that stole the air from my lungs. I was 22. A former collegiate
Now Boarding
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Cindy Trice, AYA Cervical Cancer Survivor Ladies and gentlemen, this is Oncology Nurse and I’m your chief flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Oncologist and the entire crew, welcome aboard
My Kidney Cancer Story: Fighting to Be Heard, Fighting to Hold On
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Shayla Mitchell, 29, Kidney Cancer For several months, I knew something wasn’t right. My body felt off; persistent back pain, discomfort, and an unshakable feeling that something was wrong.
Blood for Grace
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Sarah Grace, 29, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, & Lymphoma I celebrate a cancerversary, but it’s a complicated feeling. The date I observe is my first diagnosis, lymphoma, when
Becoming the Patient: A Twist in My Journey to Help Others
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: LaShae Rolle, 27, Multicentric Breast Cancer When I began my journey in public health during my Master of Public Health (MPH) program, my passion was clear: I wanted to
Surviving Cancer, Navigating Disability: Exploring the Intersection of Cancer Survivorship and Disability Identity
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a survivor of four different types of cancers, my grandmother faced the greatest challenge not from the cancer itself, but from the treatment. The chemotherapy and radiation that saved
Advocating for Myself
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a stage 3A melanoma skin cancer survivor, I’ve learned valuable lessons about self-advocacy during my journey. Looking back, there are two critical points that underscore the importance of advocating
It was Never the End
Reading Time: 2 minutesI always thought I wouldn’t make it to 18, wouldn’t make it to see myself graduate, never go to college or have a family of my own. An enemy was
Now I Know My IBC
Reading Time: 6 minutesTrigger warning: Suicidal Ideation “I’m sorry but this looks like stage III, Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).” Those were the words that sprung out of my doctor’s lips that ordinary November