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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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Another Christmas Season
Another Christmas season is speedily passing by. And with it, the weight of reminder of twelve years ago and relapse.
Read More...Invisible Seizures and Other Normal Twenty-Something Experiences
The feeling creeps in slowly, then all at once. I sit at a large conference table, surrounded by my classmates.
Read More...Misconceptions, Hard Parts, and What Others Ought To Know
One of the largest misconceptions about facing cancer as an AYA is the idea that life goes back to “normal” after treatment is over.
Read More...a common misconception
there’s a sense of shame casted over us, as if we aren’t back to living up to society’s expectations…
Read More...Lost and Found Middle Child
We all wear many hats. We all identify in many ways. Me? I’m a wife, daughter, sister, cat mom, dog mom, friend, Disney aficionado-just to name a few.
Read More...Blast Off
Being a young adult with cancer (AYA) places you on a different planet compared to everyone else. You are suddenly ejected from your life without warning. Your peers often perceive you as brave as you navigate your cancer journey and resilient because of your youth—”You’ve got this.” As if we have a choice.
Read More...Coming to Terms with the Side Effects of Treatment
As a boy, I used to race the sun: I would start in the forest as the sun set, at the bottom of a hill, and try to climb as the darkness nipped at my feet. My body would throb with the blood rushing to my limbs before it collapsed with exhaustion. Now, sitting at the river’s edge, I am at that point again; I cannot go any further without rest.
Read More...A Year of Cancer: Somehow, It’s Still Me
Who am I after Cancer? I think I’m still figuring it out. It hasn’t even been a year.
Read More...The Scars Are Not Only on My Body but in My Mind
The scars cancer left behind are not only ones that are on the surface but go much deeper. The scars that cancer left can’t always be seen. Yes, you can look at my body and see on my chest and neck where a port once was placed. You can look even closer at my body […]
Read More...When Does It Get Better?
Cancer didn’t just change my body; it reshaped my soul. My husband joked that I was “Chelsey 2.0” after my first cancer treatment ended—a newer, better version of myself.
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