Survivorship

The stories and experiences are written by people after cancer treatments. These stories are written for those learning how to get back to work, college or just trying to be themselves again. Just getting past treatments isn’t enough, it is surviving and thriving that is key to being you again.

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Guilt of the Sister

by Yvonne Tou May 14, 2025

Growing up as the youngest of four siblings, I always felt guilt. Guilt that my older brothers, Mark and Ken, had to look after me, guilt that my brothers would protect me, and guilt that I didn’t thank them enough.

Still I Rise

by Victoria Haveman

Still I Rise, When the tears are hot, And my eyes are swollen, Still I Rise, When pain is a companion, Instead of a visitor

Playing Russian Roulette with Cancer

by Courtney Smith May 12, 2025

After living for seven months with
No Evidence of Disease,
I spent two weeks
Thinking that I had metastasized liver cancer.

Adulting is Bananas

by Michelle Lawrence May 7, 2025

The light of the refrigerator blinded me. I was confused as to why it was so dark; I had just awakened from a nap. A nap that I had not planned. Sleep sometimes attacks me; I call them sleep attacks.

What, Like It’s Hard?

by Magen Schoonover May 5, 2025

Living with cancer as an adult feels like navigating through a maze of challenges you never imagined you’d face, all while trying to keep everything together—your family, your career, your mental health, and your hope.

If You Give A Neurodivergent a Cancer

by Allison Perkins April 30, 2025

Raise your hand if you’ve ever read the children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Keep your hand raised if you identify with that curious little house rodent on an incredibly personal level.