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Books to Read When You’re Fucking Furious About the Cornell 7
I’m angry. Actually, angry feels a little insufficient. I’m fucking furious. If you’ve been following the conversations surrounding the Cornell 7, you’ve probably seen the same arguments, questions, defenses and commentary circulating online. And while the facts of any case deserve to be established carefully, the broader conversations…
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What I Thought Cancer Survivorship Would Feel Like vs. What It Actually Feels Like
Before I became a cancer survivor, I had a very different idea of what survivorship looked like. I thought there was a finish line. You finished chemo. You finished radiation. You healed from surgery. Your scans looked good. Everyone celebrated. And then you went back to your regularly…
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Cancer Terms Everyone Should Know: A Patient-Friendly Guide
Cancer comes with an entire vocabulary you never wanted to learn. Before cancer entered my life, words like remission, recurrence, metastasis, biomarkers, and negative margins weren’t part of my everyday vocabulary. Then suddenly, these words were being used in conversations about my body, my treatment, my future, and…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: More Than a Pink Ribbon
Every October, the world turns pink. Pink ribbons appear on shirts, storefronts, social media profiles, football fields, products, and fundraisers. And awareness matters. But for the people whose lives have actually been touched by breast cancer, October represents so much more than a color. Behind every pink ribbon…
