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,...
by Lorenzo Gayden | Feb 29, 2024 | Survivorship Vol. 2, No 1
Lorenzo Gayden wrote the following article. His wife, Kiwana Gayden, held a significant role as a board member of the IBC Network Foundation. Unfortunately, Kiwana passed away in 2018, and her absence is deeply felt every day. – The IBC Network Foundation by...
by Julia Laursen | Feb 22, 2024 | Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 1
My grandma and I were best of friends. We had so much in common. We loved Jason Bateman, a good drink and meal, to travel, and going to live theater. After I was diagnosed with cancer we suddenly had even more in common. We took a lot of the same medications. We...