By: Spencer Fluharty The most revealing aspects of an individual’s true personality and morals emerge when pushed to the most devastated state humans can reach. One of the most devastating events is the diagnosis of a terminal disease. Typically the grief and hysteria is looked upon as the defining feature of terminally ill people. However, […]

By: Kyle Roper My mom has had cancer since the age that I could last remember.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 14, 2007. That day changed the rest of my life, forever.  I never would blame it on my mom, or anyone else. I feel as if most people in my situation […]

By: Lauren McCormick I was ten years, three months, and two weeks old when it happened.  When my mom came rushing out of the bathroom to the computer that morning.  I was sitting I her room, so I saw the look on her face. I was ten years, three months, and three weeks old when she […]

By: Ben Klein My mom’s diagnosis with breast cancer caused significant changes in our house. For example, during the process of chemotherapy, my parents would often spend evenings away from home for the treatments. This meant that I would be alone for hours on end, which, while admittedly enjoyable at first, eventually proved to be a […]

By: Mikayla Hutchins  People, even ones I barely know, often stop me to ask me about my mother’s health and about how I am doing. If I have the time, I might give them a quick update on recent scans and how the current treatment is being tolerated. But usually, I’ll tell them that everything […]

By: Amanda Gold During the fall of my 8th grade year my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an attempt to find something good to go along with a cancer diagnoses she looked up, “free things you can get if you have breast cancer.” This google search is what started my now five year […]