Survivorship and Connection After Cancer

“But you’re so young! You’re so healthy!”

These were the words I’d hear most often not long after my cancer diagnosis at the age of twenty-five.

About the Journey

This haiku was inspired by Life of Pi, a book by Yann Martel, about a young boy lost at sea in a small boat with a tiger named Richard Parker. Despite many hardships and life threatening circumstances at sea, Pi’s perseverance and hope spur him on.