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October 1, 2015 By: Steve Heaviside One question people consistently asked while I was nearing the end of chemotherapy was “Are you gonna go back to work?” It was a complicated [...]

June 11, 2015 By: Vicky Gauthier I met my thoracic surgeon (December 26th, 2011) and it did not go very well. This small little woman is stern looking and has a strict hairstyle. She was very [...]

March 19, 2015 By: Chad Hammond It’s pretty standard for young adults to experiment with different lifestyles and identities as we figure out who we want to be. There are times we feel certain [...]

January 15, 2015 By: Vanessa Laven My fingers flew as I rushed to finish knitting a hat. The winter white yarn, smooth with a hint of sparkle was just the perfect shade to create a warm, cozy [...]

December 4, 2014 By: Chad Hammond How do we tell our stories of being ill? As it turns out in my narrative research with young adults living with cancer, there is seemingly no end to the many [...]

October 28, 2014 By: Rachel Turner I can’t tell you how good it felt to do what will hopefully be my last chemo. Well I can. It was amazing. To think that it was the last one was a really great [...]

July 31, 2014 By: Erin Havel As a young adult cancer survivor, I personally believe we need to hear as many triumph stories as we can find. It helps to know others have made it through difficulty [...]

May 8, 2014 By: Erin Havel When I was a little kid I decided that as an adult I was going to perform on Broadway and, in my spare time, be a rock star. My ideals for my life and career were set [...]

April 2, 2012 By: Scott Adams My cancer experience began on February 4th, 2008. As an enthusiastic, young, Clinical Exercise Physiology intern, I was completely unprepared for the world I was [...]