The Day I Heard My Child Say “Mom Has Cancer.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesI 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
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I Didn’t Want My Hair to be a Billboard Announcing I Was Sick…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI felt her warm, soft hand grab mine and whisper “It’s Cancer”. Instantly I blurted out, “Am I going to lose my hair?”. I pulled my hand back, sat up
Open Mic: Emma
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Emma shares the story of how her “sore throat” turned out to be much more at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Rishina
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Rishina shares the story of her diagnosis and how she everything she experienced was to be considered “part and parcel” at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic
Open Mic: Paola
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Paola shares the story of her cancer journey at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic and leaves us with a great mantra “Being afraid doesn’t mean you’re not
Open Mic: Caroline
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Caroline shares the significance of July 21 to her at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic
Open Mic: Savannah
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Savannah shares her cancer journey and how she wouldn’t change a thing at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic.
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 minutesWhen 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
Living and Loving Life with Incurable Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn June 1st 2017, I was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer. I was 37 years old, a mother of two young boys, a college professor, and living a beautiful life. After