by Emily | May 24, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 2
Motherhood is tough. The chaos that pairs with the season of life when you live amongst littles has no better comparison than a zoo. I truly upped the ante adding cancer to our chaos. My husband travels a lot for work, and while in active treatment we had lined up...
by Heather | May 24, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 2
I would have never guessed that in 2017 my life would change, do a complete 180 and then turn into one of the greatest blessings. To say my cancer journey started out easy, simple, or clear cut would be a lie. It was long, full of misinformation, being pushed off,...
by Cindy | May 24, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 2
As I sit here writing this, I am 9 days away from a surgery I have been waiting 3 years for. Back in 2021, I had a right mastectomy and I had asked for the left to be taken as well, but it was declined, being told it wasn’t a necessary procedure (even though to...
by Aliki | May 24, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 2
There have been many things that I have overcome or learned to live with during my cancer treatment, the aftermath and the whole journey in general. The physical toll, the emotional rollercoaster, the mind games, the scanxiety, people’s ignorance and fear and...
by Amy | May 24, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 2
April 22nd. 2020. 38 years old, with a 6 year old son. 6 months into a second marriage with two teenage bonus daughters. Diagnosed, at the hospital alone, with Stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer. 40% chance of survival. Today, 4 years ago, I started my journey with...
by Terry Arnold | Feb 29, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 1
by Terry Arnold I recall the first time I woke up, and the initial thought of the day wasn’t the haunting notion of “I have cancer.” I initially overlooked that moment. It took me hours into my day to realize that my daily companion, the quiet fear,...
