Essays
By Joe Bullock
An essay on the decision to “go public” with a cancer diagnosis and the positive impact
the announcement may have on others (and yourself). Read More ›
Jennifer James, triple-negative breast cancer survivor and author of Feisty Righty, offers encouragement to live fearlessly. Read More ›
A personal account of the healing power of a sacred space and why you should have one. Read More ›
A personal account of a battle with acute lymphocytic leukemia, 44 years later. Read More ›
A surgical technique to reconnect nerves in hope of restoring sensation in the breasts is an option to help women feel whole again; because feeling matters—in every sense of the phrase. Read More ›
By Soraya Fata
A cancer survivor spirals into an isolated world of depression and anxiety, only to get help twisting out of it from an unexpected source. Read More ›
By Bruce Joder
An exploration of the author's thoughts and emotions during and after chemotherapy. Read More ›
An unlikely connection develops between the author, an ALK-positive lung cancer
survivor, and the children she spent a career assisting—both having done battle with
a monster within. Read More ›
When a young woman was diagnosed with what is generally considered an “old man’s”
disease, she learned an important lesson about being her own advocate. Read More ›
Can an oncology center double as a spiritual oasis? This cancer survivor sums it up through the ancient words of Cicero: “In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.” Read More ›