Essays

“This all stemmed from seeing the therapy dog at the hospital and believing I could make a difference, especially after the situation I went through,” says Kelli Coppinger about her dog, Bandit, becoming a therapy dog. Read More ›

A letter to CONQUER by Reverend Stephen Hollis Cobb. Read More ›

George Ford was looking forward to retirement when, on January 5, 2009, a day before his birthday, he received a call from his doctor telling him that he had esophageal cancer. Read More ›

Paige Lewis recalls being told that she has cancer. Read More ›

Just 3 weeks after her 43rd birthday, and after discovering a lump on her left breast, Megan Knight learned that she had breast cancer. Read More ›

Karen Rice offers her reaction to her cancer diagnosis. Read More ›

Melissa Eppard tells her story of dealing with her children amidst a breast cancer diagnosis. Read More ›

Megan Pomputius' book is based on her cancer journey through her daughter's eyes. Read More ›

When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir by Dr. Paul Kalanithi that was published after his death; his wife finished the final chapter of the book. Read More ›

Parenting can be hard enough when things are “normal.” Throw in a cancer diagnosis, and your world can spin out of control. Read More ›