The Importance of Self-Care and Love in Survivorship
Reading Time: 2 minutes My cancer survivorship journey has proven to be a difficult one. I recently completed radiation and I am now cancer-free, but the big question is: for how long? I have
Tag: Mental health
The Young Girl with an “Old Person Cancer”
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer a few short days before my 24th birthday in 2019. Being diagnosed with colorectal cancer in your 20s is an absolute nightmare. In
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
Brittney’s Story for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Reading Time: 4 minutes Thank 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 minutes I’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
Open Mic: Kyle
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Kyle shares how his leukemia relapse during college had a bigger impact on his mental health compared to his childhood experience at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December
State of Mind
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is always a moment in everyone’s life that changes the perspective of how they view themselves and this universe. For me, that moment arrived when I was diagnosed with
Open Mic: Rishina
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Rishina shares the strong impact that community and storytelling have had on her cancer experience at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December 2020.
Overcome (TW: This story talks openly about a suicide attempt.)
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve never really posted anything like this before. Seems like a good place to share my story, as it might help some of you through those tough times. So here
Open Mic: Lindzy
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Lindzy opens up about her surgery scar and the difficulties she’s experiencing during and after treatment at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in November 2020.