Tongue, Trials, and Triumph
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLauren Tomlinson shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In a decade marked by devastating losses Lauren emerges as an unexpected warrior against her own tongue cancer
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The In Between
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLauren Morales shared their story at the CancerCon 2025’s Storytelling Open Mic. In “The In Between,” Lauren Morales transforms her cancer journey into a raw, poetic testament of survival. With
Hope After CML
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Jeffrey Mello, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia I grew up in Massachusetts. It was a normal start, but I always wanted something bigger. That drive took me to New York City,
Hope After CML
By: Jeffrey Mello, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia I grew up in Massachusetts. It was a normal start, but I always wanted something bigger. That drive took me to New York City,
From EMT to Patient: Fighting for Tomorrow
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Taylor Carlson, Blood Cancer In 2023, my life changed with a single word: cancer. I was in college, studying Human Biology, and working as an EMT. My days were
My Testicular Cancer Journey (With a Dose of Humor)
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Nate Edwards, Testicular Cancer I found the lump the day after my 34th birthday in 2020; not exactly the kind of present you want to discover. I wasn’t entirely
Thank You, Mom
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Claudia Osburn, Breast Cancer I’m staring at my mom’s casket, and my mind is drowning in questions. How do I move on? Is she really gone? What are we
The Emotions of Cancer: From Shock to Relief and Everything in Between
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Tamron Little, Peritoneal Mesothelioma When you hear the words, “You have cancer,” your world doesn’t just pause — it explodes. I was 21 years old, a brand new mom,
My Invisible Illness
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Kristen Stewart, 34, Brain Tumor While it’s been 6 years since my emergency brain surgery and discovery of my rare brain tumor, whenever I unexpectedly hear the word cancer
Beyond the Diagnosis: Reclaiming My Life, One Moment at a Time
Reading Time: 6 minutesBy: Kelley Jones, 42, Lung Cancer From the moment we’re born, an internal countdown begins, ticking away towards an unknown end. In November of 2018, my countdown clock rapidly spun