Surviving a “Bomb” Drop
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s a Sunday in January 2020. I am sitting in the hospital emergency room awaiting the results of an ultrasound for month-long sore groin pain. The ER doctor explains to
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Open Mic: Aaron
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Aaron shares the story of his childhood diagnosis that led to a kidney transplant and how the “snack lady” helped him through it.
Open Mic: Aspen
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Aspen shares what survivorship means to her and how she won’t stop talking about cancer in the hope to support other cancer patients.
Open Mic: David
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVIDEO: David plays us an original song about what it is like to be a cancer survivor.
Callie’s Life Changing Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 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 minutesWhile 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
“And that’s when I was handed the shit sandwich that is cancer”
Reading Time: 5 minutesI was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last year at the ripe old age of 26. After 5 years of unexplained weight loss, going back and forth to the
How Losing My Hair Was One of my Favorite Memories
Reading Time: 2 minutesI knew I would be losing all my hair since the day chemo was first mentioned. I knew some people get very emotional over the loss of their hair…and I
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: 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