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Rebuilding Resilience: Navigating Aging and Exercise After CLL

May 28th 2025

By Andy Winnegar

After running the Boston Marathon at 67, I faced new limits from aging and chronic lymphocytic leukemia — but I’ve found ways to stay strong and resilient.

Connecting With Nature After Colon Cancer: My Self-Care Practices

May 27th 2025

By Carla Deschamps

Connecting with nature through journaling, walking and meditation helped me heal during and after colon cancer treatment.

Finding Peace Beyond Caregiving and Oncology

May 26th 2025

By Kim Johnson

I reflect on my journey from caregiver to advocate, embracing a future shaped by cancer but no longer defined by it.

What I Learned From My Cancer Nurse Maria

May 25th 2025

By Brian Sluga

Maria, my oncology nurse, inspired lasting change in my life through compassion, wisdom and faith during my cancer surgery and recovery.

Teaching, Writing, Healing: The Intersections of My Cancer Journey

May 24th 2025

By Linda Cohen

Fifteen years after being diagnosed with small lymphocytic lymphoma, I’ve found healing and meaning in the work I love and the life I’m grateful to live.

Making Something Positive out of Breast Cancer

May 23rd 2025

By Loraine Alderman

After my breast cancer treatment, I started a clothing bank to give others free access to recovery items like post-surgery shirts and pillows.

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Side Effects Make for a Difficult Balancing Act

May 23rd 2025

By Kelly Irvin

I urge researchers to look into why side effects occur in cancer drugs and to find ways to mitigate them that doesn’t impact their efficacy.

Contemplating AI Assistance as a Cancer Survivor

May 22nd 2025

By Felicia Mitchell

When I saw a study about using AI facial recognition in cancer decision-making headlines, I decided to try my own informal, non-scientific experiment.

When Others say Your Own Thoughts About Cancer Aloud

May 21st 2025

By Karen Cohn

I'm a follicular lymphoma survivor, and hearing others name the quiet, lasting changes of life after cancer made me feel seen and understood.

The Unnamed Nurse who Saved My Life During Breast Cancer

May 20th 2025

By Laura Yeager

I’ll never forget the unnamed nurse who stayed calm and gentle while treating me during a dangerous post-surgery infection that could have ended my life.