Essays
Parenting can be hard enough when things are “normal.” Throw in a cancer diagnosis, and your world can spin out of control. Read More ›
Breast cancer survivor Mary Ficco used Facebook as a way to detail her cancer experience, serving as an advocate to other women about the importance of health screenings and showing empowerment in the face of treatment. Read More ›
After several weeks of hematuria (blood in the urine), lab tests, a visit to the emergency department, a CT scan, and a biopsy, Robert Aron, PhD, sat in the urologist’s office awaiting his results. Read More ›
By Tracy Wright
Following 6 months of intensive chemotherapy to treat his stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Dan Dean decided he wasn’t comfortable having a bone marrow transplant. Read More ›
Tonya Richardson offers a glimpse into how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life, and she writes an open letter to her 9 children. Read More ›
Read Ernest William II's story of being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Read More ›
Read Michael Kleinrock's intimate story of caring for his wife. Read More ›
Read Kathleen Vanek's touching story of her husband Jack. Read More ›
Rowan McNelly ushers in a new reality with her cancer diagnosis as she deals with recovery. Read More ›
A look at how Roberta Aberle deals with the fact that cancer runs in her family. Read More ›