Once The Dust Settles… Is It Ever Really Over?

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile I was in treatment, my therapist told me that recovery would be more difficult than treatment. I honestly laughed in response, and felt a bit offended – as if

Stupid Cancer Story from Mariah

Reading Time: 4 minutesJust over a year ago I had my first brain surgery. A debilitating, seven-day migraine led me to a CT scan in the emergency room, where it was discovered that

The Confusing Promised Land of Leukemia Maintenance

Reading Time: 3 minutesI remember it like it was yesterday. I was lying in my childhood bed watching Chopped on Food Network—any competition show with a simple story arc was all that could

My Research on Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy interest in cancer survivorship stems from academic and personal experiences. My first step in this direction began in my undergraduate coursework: I took a biology of cancer course and

Where Are the Superpowers?

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt all started in January of 2020 when I decided I had to go into Urgent Care to get my groin pain checked out. I must’ve torn a muscle or

Command Disappointment

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe end of May 2021 marked my 3-year cancerversary. Is that even the day to memorialize? The day everything changed or the day of your last treatment — not sure

My Grim Battle

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy life flipped upside down in summer 2019. I didn’t know if I wanted to share my story with the world. But I think I’m ready now. I think that

The Day I Flew

Reading Time: 3 minutesJuly 15, 2020 Waking up in the morning and not knowing how I was going to feel has become common over the past 14 months. I have been receiving treatment