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
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A Journey Through Parenthood, Health Struggles, and Mental Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Danielle Grefrath, 40, Ductal Carcinoma On July 6th, 2021, my world was turned upside down. At 36 years old, with a career I was building, two kids thriving in
My Thyroid Cancer Journey
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Sara Jesus, Thyroid Cancer The day I was diagnosed with cancer, at just 18 years old, is one I will never forget. I came home from school to find
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
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
The Unexpected Impact of Side Effects
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Naomi Aziz, 33, Uterine & Ovarian Cancer To bring awareness to the unique issues AYAs face in survivorship, Stupid Cancer community member Naomi Aziz shared her insights about the
Cancer & Fertility: Building a Research Program that Focuses on the Needs of Survivors
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy work has focused on fertility and family building among cancer survivors for over ten years now. My interest in this topic started when I was a postdoctoral fellow in
Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Health Technologies to Empower AYAs
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy name is Susanna Choi and I’m a PhD candidate in Nutrition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. I research how we can leverage health technologies to
Britt’s Ovarian Cancer Journey
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere is my Ovarian Cancer story 🦋 On October 6th, 2022, I ended up in the emergency room for an issue unrelated to Ovarian Cancer. Since I started puberty at
Realities of an AYA
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the beginning of my 2023 Fall semester, I was a senior at Ramapo College of New Jersey, majoring in Social Work with a double minor in Criminal Justice and