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Patients
The stories and experiences in this category are written by people currently going through treatments for cancer. Read these stories to find inspiration and know that you are not alone in your experience with cancer.
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My Magical Escape
Once upon a time, I was a kid who played with dolls and princesses and watched Disney VHS tapes on repeat. Yep, I said it, VHS, no streaming at the drop of a hat or instant gratification, just the small collection of tapes you got as gifts on Christmas or your birthday.
Read More...When the Silence Got Loud
The day I was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, everything got very quiet. Not in the room. The doctor kept talking. Words like “radiation,” “chemotherapy,” and “surgery” filled the space. But inside, something went still.
Read More...The Sweeping Sadness. Not Enough Time.
When you are told that you have an incurable disease, it doesn’t process. It doesn’t connect in your brain that you are going to die. You always knew you were going to die, but do we understand what that means, or do we sweep it away as an after thought.
Read More...Miracle Drug
The side effects sheet is so long, I could wrap it around me like a foreboding hug. The warning label is bright yellow and warns “CAUTION-HAZARDOUS DRUG.”
Read More...The Messy Middle
A PSA from someone the universe body slammed, who still refuses to give up the mic. Public Service Announcement: You have no control over your life. None. Zero. Zilch.
Read More...Multiple Myeloma; The Great Teacher
For many young adults, a sudden cancer diagnosis can be a complete and utter buzzkill. It can knock you on your butt and leave you breathless as you simply question; what the heck just happened? One moment you are happily going about your business, maybe you have an ache or pain of some type, a […]
Read More...29/2025
Germany. Celebrations, beer for breakfast, wandering a Victorian-style city with friends. Beautiful lights shine as we sip Glühwein at Christmas markets; cheer in our eyes, untouched by fear. New Year’s. Welcoming 2025 with cupcakes and dreams of what will be memorable; our wedding quietly holding the front of our minds. A sickness falls over me, […]
Read More...This Wasn’t On My “To-Do” List
Planners, agenda books, bullet journals-I loved those things since I was twelve. At first, just for the aesthetic, but later on, I found them useful.
Read More...What You’ve Done
Dear Body, You are the architect of my ailments, you are the sack of skin and bone that I endure in. You are the reason that I have cancer – no one knows the cause, one cell decided to misbehave over and over again until the cancer-y cell was what my body decided to order fresh from the bone marrow.
Read More...Can you imagine?
Dear Body, Can you imagine? An emergency C-section at 27 weeks—your placenta ruptured, and suddenly everything changed. Three long months of watching your tiny 2 lb 14 oz baby fight outside of you, not breathing, bruised, fragile, yet fierce.
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