Three Years After Chemo

A look back on the toughest six months of my life

Hope: It’s More Than Empty Sentimental Bullsh*t

Dear, Bereaved Caregiver (Parent, Family Member, Friend, Peer Survivor)

An Open Letter from Someone Who Understands: Stupid Cancer Open Letters

1983: Frozen In Time For 35 Years

From 1981–1987, my parents worked at an elite Jewish sleep away camp in the Catskills. As teachers…

Dear, Person Who Just Wants to be ‘Normal’ Again

An Open Letter from the Person Who Tried to Sweep Cancer Under the Rug: Stupid Cancer Open Letters

“Buying Hope”

“Buying Hope” — Jennifer Manning

In 2004, while living and working in New York City at age 31, just two months before my wedding, I was diagnosed with Stage IV Thymoma, a rare form of thymus gland cancer. As you can imagine, after all of the tests and doctors appointments with…

Dear, The Caregiver Who Feels So Helpless,

An Open Letter from A Friend: Stupid Cancer Open Letters

Cancer & Pop Culture: An Intentionally Brief (And Possibly Biased) History

To the survivor who is scared shitless about traveling alone to CancerCon

An Open Letter from the Attendee Who Went Alone and Found Herself: Stupid Cancer Open Letters

Ellis Emerson Is Why We Do What We Do