Articles and Resources
Cancer Doesn’t Care About Your Holiday Traditions
Cancer does not get the final word. We do.
6 Games for When You’re Not Feeling the Holidays
With the help of a little technology, you may not only survive the holidays, but actually enjoy them!
Since My Brother Died in 1994, AIDS is a Different but Still Deadly Disease
Let’s time travel back to 1983. My brother was 19, I was 18…
This Year, I’m Thankful My Friend’s Struggle With Cancer is Over
Suzanne recently passed away after a long fight with cancer. What I am thankful for is that it is over.
6 Ways to Manage Caregiver Stress During the Holidays
Tips from the Mayo Clinic, the Alzheimer’s Association, Harvard Health, and the Caregiver Action Network to manage caregiver stress.
5 Apps to Manage Caregiver Stress and Logistics
As everyone struggled to take care of our friend’s everyday needs, we had our own emotional stress, our own lives, our own families and work. And we needed all the help we could get…
The Power of Halloween for People with Chronic Illness
Doesn’t everyone deserve one day to be awesome? For people with chronic illness, Halloween is that day.
Shadow’s Edge Helps Teens Deal With Unseen Emotional & Mental Struggles
How great would it be if everyone could be more open and expressive to prevent emotional struggles later in life?
Tips For Dating With Chronic Illness
Combine dating with chronic illness and dating may seem like more work than it is worth.
7 Mental Health Myths
Understanding the real facts about mental illness can help support a patient’s recovery instead of standing in its way.
How People Treated Me When I Had Cancer
Friends don’t cure cancer. Doctors do. But friends helped me through the toughest days.
Confidence With Cancer
From 18 to 20, I was pretty sure of what made me, me. I didn’t expect my diagnosis to change all of that self-confidence so quickly.
So We’ve Almost Cured Childhood Cancer—Now What?
60% of young cancer survivors will go on to suffer “late effects” from their earlier treatments.
Games to Help Kids Fight (and Understand!) Cancer
These cancer-focused games offer information in addition to fun and distraction.
A Letter to a Friend With Cancer, From a 30-Year Survivor
This is the start of a journey you never expected to take. And believe me, it will be the journey of a lifetime.
Chronic Pain: Help Others Help You
By sharing what makes us better with those closest to us, we can help ourselves and help them, too.
Shadow’s Edge Summer Conferences
This summer, we’ve been busily spreading the word about Shadow’s Edge!
eSports Build Community and Strengthen Relationships
Especially for people with chronic illness, gaming can open a whole new world
When My Illness Flares, I Create
When I look back at my Shadow’s Edge world, I see the struggle of illness but also the triumph of creation.
Brazil Independent Games Festival!
Can a game character be a female role model? We think so!
3 Ways to Join the Summer Fun (Even With Chronic Illness)
As the summer swirls around you, how can you find an opportunity to play?
Why Was I the “Lucky” One?
I remember it well, I woke up in a hospital, almost 30 years ago now. My leg was severely fractured, my spine was broken, there was no known damage to any nerves, not yet. So, I was told to lay flat on a bed for at least four weeks, and every day my doctor came to...
How Technology Helps Teens With Chronic Illness Feel ‘Normal’
It’s hard to feel normal when you don’t look normal.
Jonny Imerman: Giving back is a way to move forward
“It’s almost like I had to build this organization, go through all this, to be done with it.”
It’s Lupus Awareness Month! Here are Your Treatment Options
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) affects nearly 1.5 Million Americans, but unless you're diagnosed, chances are you don't know much about it. In a nutshell, SLE is a chronic (long-term) autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to become overactive and...
Accessible Gaming: A Conversation with AbleGamers Founder, Mark Barlet
When his best friend developed multiple sclerosis, Mark Barlet became an advocate for accessible gaming.
How Woodworking Helped Me Deal With Depression
Little by little, I am climbing the big mountain that once stood in my way.
What To Do About Lingering Medical Trauma
As you start to put the puzzle pieces back together after trauma, know that the puzzle will never look the way it did before. But your puzzle can be full again.
5 Signs Your Mental Health Suffers From Your Child’s Medical Trauma
A child’s medical trauma forces your brain into a state of heightened vigilance that can last long after a child’s condition stabilizes.