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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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The Red Angel
The Red Devil she’s called, A drug so potent, She kills the cancer, Wreaking havoc all over, She kills and she kills, The good and the bad, My blood counts drop, They never stood a chance
Read More...The Gift That Keeps On Giving
During treatment one of the “surprise” side effects was Clostridioides Difficile (C-Diff) which is pretty extreme diarrhoea, combined with feeling awful – sometimes hard to identify amongst the constant nausea from my weekly chemo.
Read More...The Weight of Thank You
In seventeen years of living with cancer, I have met an extraordinary entourage of people. Some have flitted in and out of my life like butterflies, delicate and fleeting, while others have remained, steadfast and unyielding as granite boulders.
Read More...I Was Made for This
My cancer journey has been arduous but not impossible. Everytime I walk six steps, I feel like my body is taking five steps back. Oftentimes it is.
Read More...name and date of birth
heads turn, sign and initial your bracelet, wait in the lobby, your name is called bloodwork, take your shoes off, get on the scale, name and date of birth
Read More...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.
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