Blood Boogers

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Lyndsey McCafferty, 32, Caregiver Once upon a time, my life felt like it was finally settling into place. Five months before my husband Wes was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma,

Reflecting on Paper

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lexi, 31, Breast Cancer Lexi shared their story at CancerCon 2026’s Storytelling Open Mic in Seattle. As a stage four metastatic breast cancer survivor, Army Reserves member, and researcher,

The Day-to-Day Impact of Financial Toxicity on AYAs

Reading Time: 4 minutesCarlos Rickman, 31, Soft Tissue Sarcoma To bring awareness to the unique issues AYAs face in survivorship, Stupid Cancer community member Carlos Rickman shared his insights about the impact financial

Cancer Diagnosis: Deja’ Vu

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was a day I’ll never forget, marking the one-year anniversary of my diagnosis with Polycythemia Vera, a day that seemed cursed with cruel symmetry. Pulmonary hypertension. The words hit

A Proud Survivor

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen 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

My Battle: Against Cancer and for America’s Health

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 2006, my friend who was 22 years old was diagnosed with leukemia. The news shocked me, as I couldn’t imagine how someone so young could have cancer. Back then,

My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier this year, my first year of college living in the dorms at CU Boulder with my roommate Hannah, we both got sick. We separately went to the doctor; mine