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Learning How to Grow
After a stroke, Bryce Emley’s father suffers permanent physical and mental impairment, but the cruelest effect has been the damage to his manhood.I was three years old when my father had a stroke,...
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Boyfriend Shaves His Head to Show “Solidarity” With Cancer Stricken Girlfriend
A gesture of love becomes an internet sensation.When 18-year-old Deidre Sechi’s hair started falling out after her first full round of chemotherapy she knew it was time to shave it all off, but she...
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My Wobbly Bicycle, 17: A Tribute to My Husband
Poet Fleda Brown’s moving tribute to the man who sees her as beautiful, chemo hat or not.Well over two decades ago, I’d just left a dangerously destructive marriage. I was terrified of another...
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Going with the Alternative: Supporting My Mother’s Healthcare Choices
When his mother’s cancer returned, Joe Barton learned how oncologists might regard alternative therapy: as competition, rather than complement to their care.My mother was just 45 years old when she...
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Father Helps Kids Get to Chemo
In the wake of his son’s death, Richard Nares started an organization to help low-income families get their children to chemotherapy.In 2000, Richard Nares lost his son, Emilio, to leukemia. Knowing...
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How Do You Make a Kid Feel Good About Chemotherapy? Re-brand it as...
—We can imagine that one of the worst things about going through chemotherapy for a child is the fear. And who fights fear better than a superhero?David Gianatasio writes in Adweek about what Ad...
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Marjorie: Her Eyes Stared Down Death
George Davis was only there to repair Marjorie’s refrigerator. But her eyes told him stories he would take home with him.—I was haunted by Marjorie’s eyes. The 83-year-old was staring down the barrel...
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A Love Story for the Strong of Heart: Ed and Katrien
He moved to another country for her, and now she is doing everything she can to save his life.—I don’t think there is a human alive that doesn’t want to be loved by another human. Someone they can...
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The Most Uncool Thing I’ve Ever Written About Drinking
With the trend of the lethal drinking game “Neknominations” becoming mainstream, Amy White wants to reach out to kids with her story … and doesn’t care how uncool you think it is.—I generally don’t...
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Nick Geddes’ Long Road to Recovery
In April of 2011 while racing the Sea Otter Classic in California, I had an unexpected crash during the Dual Slalom finals that ended up changing my life._____Following a minor concussion I was taken...
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5 Things No One Tells You When Your Mother Has Cancer
View image | gettyimages.comThere is no way to be truly prepared, but James Woodruff shares what he learned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.—No matter how much research you do or how many...
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You Know It’s Love When He Says, “Honey, I’ll Freeze Your Head”
For this my husband carried dry ice and panty liners in his tool box.—I stared at the screen, numb, while my husband tried to explain again the surreal website he found. “You put these ice caps on...
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The Opposite of Anguish
Embed from Getty ImagesEverything is transient, even death. It never happens like this, yet it always does.—Back in September, my dad was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and underwent intense...
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Problems in the Bedroom Post-Recovery and Post-Chemo—Ask Dr. P
Embed from Getty ImagesTestosterone, confidence, and sex after chemotherapy and cancer surgery: Dr. P explains the “bedroom issues.”—QUESTION:I have been having issues in the bedroom and I was...
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Meet Paul Kraus: The World’s Longest Living Mesothelioma Survivor
Paul Kraus is considered the longest document mesothelioma survivor in the world. He was originally told that he had less than a year to live, but today he has survived almost 20 years. What is...
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The Day I Talked My Way Out of a Ticket by Saying (Almost) Nothing at All
“I think that’s everything.” Gary shoved our suitcase into the car and slammed the door shut. It was time for our long drive north from Palo Alto to our rural community 200 miles north.That morning I...
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If You or a Loved One is Facing Chemo — 10 Tips to Help You Through
Embed from Getty ImagesChemo! Yikes! If you’re starting chemotherapy soon, you might be freaking out. But before you do, remember that lots of people have braved this path before you and many more...
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The Graduation I Thought I Might Not Live to See
Embed from Getty ImagesMy nephew graduated from dental school this month. He walked across the stage holding his 2-year-old, and suddenly the little boy I used to know was all grown up and had become...
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Dying on My Feet While Making Every Step Count
Embed from Getty Images—Imagine being the picture of health, bench pressing more than 500 pounds, loving life, adding value to the lives of young impressionable minds and looking forward to continuing...
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When a Friend Blows Your Nose
—I am typing these words a day after the passing of a dear friend at nearly 1 a.m on Sunday, December 9, 2018. According to some people who knew and will always love her, Ondreah was a ‘warrior who...
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