January, 18th 2025: Join us for food, drinks, dancing, and author sharing — all to support our mission. Learn more here!
AYA Cancer
Saying Something: We Survivors Don’t Need Excuses, We Need Support.
There are definitely wrong things to say to people with cancer. Take, for example, the comment I received as a chemo patient from a stranger who insisted that I watch a YouTube video on her phone.
Read More...Raising Your Energy Level (and adding spoons!)
Have you ever heard of the spoon theory? Look it up- it’s incredible. It’s a simplified way of telling the non-cancer world that we have limited time and energy to spend with them as even the simplest daily tasks like a shower will use up our finite number of spoons.
Read More...4 Steps to Stay Ahead of Flu Season
Meet Jen Anand. Every week Jen will be providing a new tip or two on approaching life during and after cancer to help inspire others. Jen was diagnosis with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January 2012, followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for 8 months. Jen is now a survivor and just celebrated her 5 year anniversary […]
Read More...Welcome to Elephants and Tea: A Letter from a Mother
IMAGINE you are told your child has cancer. They survive. And then they get diagnosed a second time. And they survive.
Read More...Welcome to Elephants and Tea: Letter from a Brother
I would like to personally welcome you to Elephants and Tea! If you are reading this message you or someone you love is fighting with cancer either as a patient or a survivor.
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