Grief Is a Funny ThingFor weeks, I’ve been grieving in silence. Over the past few days, I finally found the courage to break that silence. A...reactionscomments
Cancer and AI: How Are You Using It for Your Health?Something has shifted in the last couple of years. A late-night symptom search now sometimes starts with an AI summary before it...reactionscomments
Goodbye Cancer, Hello Depression: How I'm Managing My Mental HealthIt happened so fast. In one summer, my lesions were removed, the chemo was applied, and the radiation treatments were executed. Because...reactionscomments
Telling My Kids I Have CancerThe hospital phone rang and I picked it up. It was one of the worst phone calls I had ever received. “Hello...reactionscomments
"Cancer Was Expensive. Survivorship Was Too"The first one arrived in the mail on Monday, March 14, 2011, and they haven't stopped since. I'm referring to my first...reactions2comments
Surgery Needed For My Cancer RecurrenceI was having bad back pain, and my doctor ordered an MRI. He told me that the cancer had spread to my...reactions3comments
How I Stopped the Myth of Catastrophe After CancerLike so many other things at the time, it started small. Then, it grew into something bigger. A tiny white spot had...reactionscomments
Cancer Ghosting Helped Me Set Healthier Boundaries in My RelationshipsI was ghosted! Thirty-two years ago, I was in treatment for breast cancer. I remember telling my oncologist that some people acted...reactionscomments
Cancer Gave Me PeaceEvery year, I choose a word to be my overarching theme for the next 365 days. In 2021, my word was correction...reactions4comments
The Pimple That Wasn’tIt didn’t look like much. Just a small bump, something that resembled a pimple on my backside. The kind of thing most...reactionscomments
Which is Harder to Endure: Divorce or Cancer?Have you ever been divorced? Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer? Whether you have or haven't, the truth is they both...reactionscomments
One Day At A TimeWhen I was seventeen years old, I was voted senior class president. I was given a dark blue physical calendar shaped like...reactionscomments
Advocacy: My WhyEditor's Note: This article was written by Julie Salazar and originally appeared on our partner site AdvancedOvarianCancer.net. From a young age, my...reactionscomments
Generational Secrets, Generational Strength: My Path to AdvocacyMy mother never really understood her mental health battle and neither did I until now. You see, I didn’t grow up with...reactions1comment
Stomach Ailment Turns Out To Be CancerApproximately a year and a half ago, I developed a pain in my stomach and went to see the doctor. They took...reactionscomments
Writing Your Truth: A 5-Step Guide to Sharing Your Cancer Journey"You have cancer." Those three words create a "before" and an "after" that split a life in two. For many of us...reactionscomments
Five Little Things That Got Me Through My TreatmentIn a way, I was more disappointed that I had to treat my cancer than finding out that I had cancer. In...reactions4comments
Scanxiety is a Real ThingUsually, when I’m having trouble sleeping at night, I watch one of my favorite movies in hopes that I doze off while...reactions4comments
Walking the Walk: My Journey Into a Lynch Syndrome Vaccine TrialI was sitting at my desk when, “it” appeared on my computer screen, an opportunity so unexpected and life-changing that it felt...reactionscomments
Three Things I Should Have Done After My DiagnosisMy most recent cancer journey began with a tiny white spot on my tongue, a grapefruit-sized tumor in my husband's abdomen, and...reactionscomments
