Corey Brazill: My MRD & Treatment Journey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCorey shares the story of his treatment journey and the “relief” of discovering MRD testing. Sponsored By:
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Professor, Scientist, Young Adult Cancer Survivor
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlmost 40 years ago, at the age of 25, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. At the time, the doctor told me it was curable, which was encouraging, but I
How I Got My Groove Back at CancerCon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter facing breast cancer under the age of 40, I found it difficult to find others who “got it.” Cancer is isolating, scary, and dumb. I often saw no one
Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Health Technologies to Empower AYAs
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy name is Susanna Choi and I’m a PhD candidate in Nutrition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. I research how we can leverage health technologies to
Advocating Beyond Adversity: The Importance of Education and Resilience in a Cancerous Journey
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida in Educational Leadership, I would have considered myself a traditional student. I volunteered in community equitable education missions, served as a
Cancer, Musical Theatre & Other Chronic Illnesses
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am currently in my 12th year of sole survivorship from a rare Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. From where my brain space landed in that time, I tend to look at cancer
A Diagnosis That Changed My Life Forever
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with Type 2/Stage 2 Hodgkin Lymphoma on June 3, 2016. My life and health was about to take a 360 turn.
Surviving Cancer During the Time of Corona
Reading Time: 3 minutes2020 was by far the worst and scariest year of my life. We were all affected by it in some shape or form. While I understand that COVID put our
It was Never the End
Reading Time: 2 minutesI always thought I wouldn’t make it to 18, wouldn’t make it to see myself graduate, never go to college or have a family of my own. An enemy was
Believe
Reading Time: 4 minutesI was 35 when my first symptom showed up. I was 36 when I was diagnosed, and 37 by the time I did my very last treatment. It all happened