Carly’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 3 minutes While 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
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Beating Bone Cancer
Reading Time: 8 minutes I was a high school senior and basketball player that had won multiple championship rings, when my world completely changed in June 2014. My father noticed that my left thigh
“And that’s when I was handed the shit sandwich that is cancer”
Reading Time: 5 minutes I 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
Open Mic: Emma
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Emma shares the story of how her “sore throat” turned out to be much more at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Rishina
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Rishina shares the story of her diagnosis and how she everything she experienced was to be considered “part and parcel” at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic
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
Open Mic: Savannah
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Savannah shares her cancer journey and how she wouldn’t change a thing at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic.
Open Mic: Erica
Reading Time: < 1 minute VIDEO: Erica shares how her diagnosis changed her life forever at the Digital CancerCon Storytelling Open Mic
You Have the Power to Persevere
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma the first week of what was supposed to be my junior year of college back in 2017. From the beginning of the year, I
Kristen’s Stupid Cancer Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine having the absolute best and worst time of your life all in the same year. In January 2016 I took off to Barcelona, Spain and spent the spring semester