Don’t throw in the towel
I was 21. I was a senior at UCF and a track and field athlete when I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with a positive Philadelphia chromosome. I went through intensive
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We’re All United in this Fight
I am a teacher, mother of two boys, a wife, friend, freedom fighter, daughter, and sister. At 39, a few weeks before Christmas of 2016, I went into my local urgent care clinic with intense back and
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Life After Cancer Treatment — 5 Things to Know
When you finish cancer treatment, your first instinct may be to jump back into your pre-cancer life as soon as possible. It’s important to know that your body and mind may have experienced a very
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Step-by-step: my journey back from cancer
My story begins on October 5, 2016. I was admitted to hospital thinking that I had pneumonia. They put me on several IV antibiotics, but after two weeks with no improvement, they brought me back in
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Just Diagnosed — Three Steps to Start Your Cancer Journey
Leon described hearing the words “you have cancer” as if someone had dimmed the lights — everything faded away and he didn’t hear anything else the doctor was telling him. All he could hear were the
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