The Power of Hope & Philanthropy
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt 22 years young, I lost more than half of my tongue because of a cancerous tumor. My team of world-renowned surgeons put me back together better than Humpty Dumpty
Tag: Empowerment
Open Mic: Shelbi
Reading Time: < 1 minute (TW: This story discusses a suicide attempt) VIDEO: Shelbi’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.
Open Mic: Moira
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Moira’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.
Open Mic: Gena
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Gena’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night. This story is made possible by:
Open Mic: Shaemarie
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Shaemarie’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.
Getting Cancer as a Medical Student
Reading Time: 4 minutesGetting diagnosed with cancer is a lot like falling in love. It starts slowly, and then it happens all at once. A few months ago, I was sitting at my
Why I’ve Decided to Thank Cancer
Reading Time: 6 minutes“Out of Darkness comes the light, out of troubles comes understanding”— Monali Monkad I’d like to thank Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for slowing me down, for teaching me what truly is important
1st Day Shedding
Reading Time: 2 minutesI had only just started my first rounds of chemo. Things were still very new, not only to me, but to my family as well. For the sake of keeping
Brittney’s Story for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Reading Time: 4 minutesThank you to our sponsor: When I got diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, I thought I was going to die. And very quickly because, you know, Stage 4 just
Finding True Joy
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ll never forget the day I was told three words that broke my heart: You have cancer. In that moment, everything seemed to slip away. The career that I was