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Posts by Carly Flumer

Survivor, Thyroid Cancer

Hidden But Not Forgotten: A Story About Refractory Cancer

by Carly Flumer June 4, 2024

Dear Cancer,

I remember being diagnosed with you back when I was 27. How the simple words, “You have cancer,” changed my life in an instant. I was alone with a pathologist and a radiologist, not exactly hearing the words that were being spoken to me.

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Into the Void: A Poem of Survivor Grief

by Carly Flumer August 24, 2020

A blanket of grief enrobes me as I talk with other AYA cancer patients. As I hear their stories, painful thoughts crash in waves and quickly make their way to the forefront of my mind, creating emotional turmoil. 

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