by Terry Arnold | Nov 26, 2025 | Hope Stories, Hope Stories Vol 2, Issue 3
We use the word hope every day—but do we really know what it means? I’d like to tell you what hope means to me, but before I can do that, I need to talk about where it comes from. How is hope born in a situation that feels as dry and overwhelming as desert sand? But...
by Marianne Swaving Vanderveen | Nov 26, 2025 | Hope Stories, Hope Stories Vol 2, Issue 3
Is there such a thing as a boring story? In April 2021, at the age of 37, I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. What followed was a whirlwind—appointments, biopsies, phone calls, and endless tests. It started when my husband...
by Meg Senuta | Feb 26, 2024 | Poetry Volume 1, Issue 1
Photo taken in 2011 by Meg Senuta I hated the word the day I was well enough to drive myself to a church for my first IBC support group meeting. The letters on the sign out front read, “A Community of Hope.” My heart sank. Needing hope felt the same as having no hope....
by Amy | Feb 9, 2024 | Hope Stories Volume 1, Issue 1, Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 1
by Amy I was by myself at the hospital when I found out I had cancer. It was 2020 and at the height of the Covid crisis. No one was allowed to go with me, so I ventured in alone. I never thought I’d actually have cancer. Mind you, I...
by Caryn | Feb 1, 2024 | Hope Stories Volume 1, Issue 1, Survivorship Volume 1, Issue 1
by Caryn Linn Yes, there are many things not to like about getting cancer and specifically Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I try to focus on all the things that brought me happiness and positive vibes along the way. When diagnosed in June 2015, I focused...