Open Mic: Shaemarie
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Shaemarie’s story from the AYA Cancer Awareness Week Open Mic night.
Tag: Teen
Open Mic: Kyle
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Kyle shares how his leukemia relapse during college had a bigger impact on his mental health compared to his childhood experience at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December
Open Mic: Alexa
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Alexa shares an insightful story about the positive opportunities and experiences that emerged for her as a result of cancer at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in December
No Hair… Why Should I Care?
Reading Time: 6 minutes The words, “You have cancer” bring on lots of different emotions…from fear to anxiety, from worry to dread. It’s a lot for our hearts and minds to process. The horror
State of Mind
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is always a moment in everyone’s life that changes the perspective of how they view themselves and this universe. For me, that moment arrived when I was diagnosed with
Open Mic: Lindzy
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Lindzy opens up about her surgery scar and the difficulties she’s experiencing during and after treatment at our Holiday Storytelling Open Mic in November 2020.
My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this year, my first year of college living in the dorms at CU Boulder with my roommate Hannah, we both got sick. We separately went to the doctor; mine
Hospital Hospitality Rant
Reading Time: 3 minutes The hospital is a weird place. Think of how many people touch you. Someone greets you, signs you in, takes down your information. The nurse asks your name, birthdate, weighs
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
Surviving a “Bomb” Drop
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’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