When College is Put On Pause
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a busy summer was coming to a close, I began experiencing a dry cough, arm swelling, shortness of breath, and a lump under my armpit. These symptoms led me
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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: Jeff
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Jeff shares what it was like having a roommate in the hospital who was twice his age.
Open Mic: Katie
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Katie shares the story of having to get opinion after opinion from surgeons and how she wouldn’t let it be “game over” for her!
The 2nd Last Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes The last day of chemo is supposed to be a wonderful celebration of finally beating the crap out of cancer. But for me, this was my second “last day.” And
Callie’s Life Changing Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutes The night before I found out I had cancer, I fell and hit my head. I went to the doctor the next day and asked her if I was ok
Carly’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 3 minutes While I was in a groggy state, I heard, “No heavy lifting for at least 7 to 10 days,” as my surgeon was explaining the at-home instructions for me to
Beating Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 8 minutes I was a high school senior and basketball player that had won multiple championship rings, when my world completely changed in June 2014. My father noticed that my left thigh
My Ovarian Cancer Story at 40 years old
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve always wanted to be a mom, but at age 40, I had unsuccessfully frozen only three eggs after two procedures. The paltry result led to surgery, for what was