Christy’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe summer after my first year of graduate school did not go as planned. I was thirty-eight, in an MFA program for creative writing and a graduate assistant for my
Tag: Recovery
My Ovarian Cancer Story at 40 years old
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’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
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: 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
Open Mic: Matt
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: From our Stories of Social Isolation Storytelling Open Mic on May 7, Matt shares the story of his cancer journey.
Living With My Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been a long time since I updated my blog. Since I last wrote, I was diagnosed with a disease that could be considered “deadly” and “scary” … CANCER. Since
Stronger Together
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis time last year, I had finally returned home from my eleven-day stay in the hospital. Two of those days were in the ICU. The night before entering the ICU,
We Want to Live Beyond This Nightmare
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was another nightmare that started in Seattle. I was walking along a road and came upon three men in a car. I greeted them with a smile, but what