by Guest Blogger | Oct 24, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Inspiration
Last week, Rebecca offered tips for living with cancer as a teenager. This week, UK teen, Ellie, describes what it’s like to be a teenager with cancer, from hearing the “C word” for the first time, to missing school, to the tragedy of being able to...
by Rebecca Hoffman | Oct 17, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness
To be a teenager is to be stuck in limbo. You are too old to be treated like a child, but too young to make completely independent adult decisions. When I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 19 years old, I realized that teenage limbo is much more complex...
by Mette de Fine Licht | Sep 12, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness
My bf Nina is visiting me. I just got back from chemo. It’s Sunday. It’s raining. We’re both 17 years old. We’re drinking tea. Nina is telling me about her life: About boys and high school and parties. I’m listening, swallowing every word. I don’t have much to tell....
by Garth Sundem | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the year 2000 at age four, Ben Duskin was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. When he was eight, Make-A-Wish Foundation connected Ben with LucasArts Games where designer Eric Johnston helped make Ben’s wish come true: A game that would help other...
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