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Alyssa Drury

Alyssa Drury

Signs

It’s been a year since our family lost one of the most important and unforgettable people any of us will ever know.

Dec 20, 2017

Dec 20, 2017

Alyssa Drury

“Come back with new lungs and new sneakers.”

Our story could’ve ended there. Those could’ve been my last words to you, as a sassy three-year-old with a braid down my back, hugging you…

Dec 20, 2016

“Come back with new lungs and new sneakers.”

Dec 20, 2016

Alyssa Drury

“Thoughts and prayers” and the slacktivist approach to gun violence

I haven’t written on Medium in a while.

Jun 14, 2016

Jun 14, 2016

Alyssa Drury

Making my own preventative changes

Since I’m feeling the cautious optimism that comes along with an “in the clear” doctor’s appointment, I of course have to find other things…

Nov 4, 2015

Nov 4, 2015

Alyssa Drury

Why I’m sharing mom’s cancer stories

SUPER EXCITING HAPPY UPDATE: My mom had her first real checkup since radiation this week and is officially cancer. free. Nothing new, and…

Oct 29, 2015

Oct 29, 2015

Alyssa Drury

Breast cancer by the numbers

This past weekend I went to Atlanta with some of my college roommates. One recently moved to Augusta and the other just came back from a…

Oct 20, 2015

Breast cancer by the numbers

Oct 20, 2015

Alyssa Drury

How laughing helped my mom fight cancer

The day after my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, right before Columbus Day 2014, she and my dad left on a long weekend trip to…

Oct 13, 2015

Oct 13, 2015

Alyssa Drury

John’s Side of the Story

This post was written by my amazing younger brother John, Johnny, Johnnycakes, JD. He is a great writer and definitely doesn’t give himself…

Sep 17, 2015

John’s Side of the Story

Sep 17, 2015

Alyssa Drury

Now, for something more upbeat.

I realize that first entry may have set a bit of a pessimistic tone, despite the fact that it was supposed to be about optimism. The big…

Sep 13, 2015

Sep 13, 2015

Alyssa Drury

2 Months Into Mom’s Remission

If cancer has ever infiltrated your close circle of loved ones, and if you’re lucky enough that it didn’t stay long, you know the feeling…

Aug 11, 2015

Aug 11, 2015

Alyssa Drury

Alyssa Drury

Marketing @seismicsoftware | @northeastern alumna | Calligrapher by night and weekend | Believer in the Bruins, the beach, Bruuuuce and Tom Brady.

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