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Posts by Mafalda von Alvensleben

Survivor, Ewing Sarcoma

I Am Not a Cancer Story

by Mafalda von Alvensleben October 20, 2025

When I was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma almost ten years ago, I wasn’t surprised. You see, the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars was released a few months prior.

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Skywalking

by Mafalda von Alvensleben June 15, 2020

Reveling in the swashbuckling joy of learning something that few people have ever dared try. Just watch me. It’s in the click of a switch flip between my fingers, my body reverberating with the power of the engine, and bathing in the smell of kerosene flowing into open air. That is where I feel a little braver and a little less broken– because if these feet aren’t made for dancing, I’ll have to settle for flying.

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