CancerCon 22
Reading Time: 2 minutes My first in-person CancerCon experience went well. I was nervous thinking about the trip. I do not travel much but I thought, “Why not try it out?”. I am happy
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A TRIP I WILL FOREVER REMEMBER!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cancer Con 2022. Wow! What can I say?! A WHOLE LOT. This was such an amazing opportunity and truly an experience I will remember for the rest of my life.
Hope After Being Diagnosed with Cancer in a Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes It all started on a Wednesday morning when I found the tumor. Just beforehand, I woke up early. I whipped up banana pancakes, jogged outside in the cool air, danced
My Journey with Colon Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes When my doctor made me get a CT scan in September 2015, you could see a tumor throbbing in my abdomen. I was told that I most likely had colon
Kicking Cancer’s Butt
Reading Time: 2 minutes My life changed forever after hearing the words “I’m so sorry, you have cancer.” My life flipped upside down on August 28, 2019. I was hesitant to post this news
The Confusing Promised Land of Leukemia Maintenance
Reading Time: 3 minutes I remember it like it was yesterday. I was lying in my childhood bed watching Chopped on Food Network—any competition show with a simple story arc was all that could
Hodgkin Lymphoma and Pandemic Conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes On New Year’s Eve 2021, after camping and hiking for several days with my partner, I was admitted to the hospital. After running different tests such as a chest x-ray
ACC Messed with the Wrong Person
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was a student teaching as a second-semester senior at Mercyhurst University when everything changed. I had a meeting and dinner with a handful of friends, everyone was socially distanced
When Cancer Knocks on your Door
Reading Time: 3 minutes The good ole college days! For me, they were 15-16 years ago. Just like the average college student, I was living a carefree life, hanging out with friends, trying to
Stupid cancer, you can’t ruin my life without a fight!
Reading Time: 2 minutes I remember looking at my tonsil in the mirror thinking, “Huh, looks a little big…” I let my tonsil continue to increase in size over the course of the next