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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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Guys: Let the Emotions Out
As a football player growing up, I was always taught to never show emotion on the field. Tired? Stand tall and take deep breaths. Opponent getting the best of you? Keep pushing, and get him back on the next play.
Read More...Men Have No Emotions
As a society, we’ve decided that men are not to show their feelings while women are painted as emotionally transparent. Cancer has shown me that I can’t afford to do that.
Read More...New Perspectives
We are all given one chance at life, but a select few are given two. I was very blessed to be one of those few…To me, life is a journey to discover who you are, what your purpose is and how can you serve others.
Read More...The Moments in Our Metamorphosis
Ah, my first day of being a cancer patient. While my shiny new diagnosis code was already sitting in my medical record, this was my first day at the specialty hospital. The one you hope to never find yourself in when you’re 25.
Read More...Live In The Moment
BE PRESENT. WHAT WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE TO DO: LIVE IN THE MOMENT. EMBRACE EVERY DAY BECAUSE TOMORROW IS NEVER PROMISED. I feel it’s safe to say that anyone who has been affected by cancer is constantly living in a state of “What if?”
Read More...Love and Cancer
I fell in love for the first time at 21 and it was that type of unreal type of love, the kind you only see in movies… love at first sight type of love. I had never experienced that before so when I say I fell hard I fell all the way.
Read More...Even Cancer Patients Like Sex
I know this topic is peculiar to talk about but as an adult it is a natural occurrence. Let’s talk about sex! I know you squirmed a little bit reading that and to be honest I am a little uncomfortable too, but I do not know why.
Read More...Cancer Care for the LGBTQ+ Patient: Creating Equity in Oncology and Community
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus (LGBTQ+) folks come from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, races, age-groups, and life experiences.
Read More...Warrior
My name is Keaton Williams and I am a cancer survivor. I was 19 years old, newly out of high school and thriving through college life. I was working at Disneyland, going out with friends, dating; everything was perfect.
Read More...Ten Years Old
Ten years old, first day of fifth grade, I can tell this story countless times, and it will never fade. The mild leg pain as I awake for a new day, assuming it’s a growth spurt, telling myself it will go away.
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