Perkatory
Perkatory: Medical Professionals
Brewing Tough Conversations to Help Each Other Face Cancer. The last Thursday of each month we will host a Zoom meeting at 7:00pm Eastern Time
Read More...Perkatory: Sex, Intimacy, and Relationships
Brewing Tough Conversations to Help Each Other Face Cancer. The last Thursday of each month we will host a Zoom meeting at 7:00pm Eastern Time inviting anyone that would like to join our monthly conversations. This month is about being present during treatments. Our featured organization is Dear Jack Foundation. Visit https://www.dearjackfoundation.org/ for more information!
Read More...The Friend That Changed My Life
When I was first diagnosed, I never wanted to leave my room. It wasn’t because I didn’t necessarily feel good. It was because I didn’t want to meet people. At 15, I understood that not all the children on my floor were going to survive.
Read More...Survivor’s Guilt – It’s Up To You
It’s up to you.” I remember the hematologist saying. I have been misdiagnosed in staging and risk for relapse of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Without seeking a second opinion, or treatment options, I now have both and the incredible burden of deciding what treatment to undergo.
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...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...Finding My Herd and Voice
Since childhood I have always wondered where I “fit” in. You know, the regular teenage angst of wanting to be accepted and loved but at the same time still trying to figure out who you really are.
Read More...Finding Your Herd – YASU Style
When Nick (Giallourakis) asked me to write my story on “finding your herd”, so many thoughts entered my mind. Should I write from my personal experience? Should I frame this as a nonprofit oncology professional?
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