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: Funny
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
Cancer and Advocacy in Public Health: Your Story Matters
Reading Time: 4 minutes My work in public health and disparities causes me to approach issues of health equity, cancer-health disparities, and other unconscious racial bias issues with personal experiences. I try to relate
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.
The Day I Heard My Child Say “Mom Has Cancer.”
Reading Time: 4 minutes I wanted to shield my family from the disease, but I soon found out that when it comes to kids, honesty is (almost) always the best policy. When you become
Open Mic: Erica
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Erica shares how her diagnosis changed her life forever at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic
My “Live Funeral”
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I reflect on the scariest week of my life, my heart nearly explodes at the support I received from family and friends. There’s no chance I would have gotten
Open Mic: Matt
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: From our Stories of Social Isolation Storytelling Open Mic on May 7, Matt shares the story of his cancer journey.
Open Mic: Shannon
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Shannon celebrates 25 years of survivorship at the Stupid Cancer Storytelling Open mic by talking about all the things you *shouldn’t* do (but she did) when diagnosed with
Open Mic: Kristen
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Kristen tells a story about a time she was interviewed on the news about her sex life post-cancer…and reads the comments.