Cancer Grads
Nora McMahon
Kickin' It with Ovarian Cancer Grad, Nolan ...

What’s it like to experience ovarian cancer as a man? In this episode of Kickin’ It, Nora and Randalynn sit down with Nolan Stuckenschneider, a trans man, drag king and ovarian cancer grad. Nolan shares his ovarian cancer story, the healthcare challenges he faces as a trans man, and steps we can take toward inclusivity. We hope you enjoy this episode of Kickin’ It!

Kickin' It with Ovarian Cancer Grad, Nolan Stuckenschneider
Cancer Grads
Nora McMahon
Kickin' It Podcast with Ovarian Cancer Grad, ...

In the latest episode of the Kickin’ It podcast, Nora and Randalynn chat with ovarian cancer grad, Kim Simmons Emory. We discuss Kim’s long road to diagnosis, symptom awareness, Kim’s quest to find her blood sisters to share her cancer history as an adoptee, and much more. We hope you enjoy our chat with Kim!

Kickin' It Podcast with Ovarian Cancer Grad, Kim Simmons Emory
Cancer Grads
Nora McMahon
Kickin' It with Breast Cancer Grad, Rachel Park

Kickin’ It with Breast Cancer Grad, Rachel Park

Kickin' It with Breast Cancer Grad, Rachel Park
podcast
Nora McMahon
Kickin' It with Emily Garnett

October 13th is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Day. To honor this day, I am releasing a never before heard conversation between me and Emily Garnett, a beautiful, smart, fierce advocate for the MBC who passed away in March of this year from this unrelenting disease.

Kickin' It with Emily Garnett
Cancer Grads, Chemo
Nora McMahon
Kickin' It- Mai Linh Nguyen Achong

Ovarian Cancer Grad, Mai Linh

Kickin' It- Mai Linh Nguyen Achong

chemotherapy

Mom By Design

Mom By Design

In the diagnosis daze of figuring out my game plan – and looking ahead to what would be over a long year of chemotherapy, surgeries and radiation – which included a litany of tests before I had to start treatment, I heard her nonchalantly ask, "By the way…do you want children? You should decide that NOW.” What, in the next ten minutes???

If I DID want children, I would have to see a fertility expert ASAP to either freeze my eggs or embryos before chemotherapy would temporarily shut down my ovaries. All I could think was, “When the hell am I going to fit in THAT appointment??”

Controversial Cancer Poem

Controversial Cancer Poem

"If cancer could speak, what would it say? This video answers that and it might just piss you off. There are so many emotions that swirl through your head when you are diagnosed with cancer. Holding my mother's hand as she died from ovarian cancer and then to be diagnosed a year later has made me question what am I not learning here."

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Cancer- The Catalyst for my Gratitude Practice

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Cancer- The Catalyst for my Gratitude Practice

Tomorrow marks one of my favorite holidays in the United States, Thanksgiving. It is a non-denominational holiday that revolves around the celebration and tradition rooted in the first Thanksgiving dinner- a time when Native Americans and Pilgrims came together to break bread, celebrate harvest and connect, despite any perceived differences. 

Thanksgiving provides us a yearly opportunity to recognize those things for which we are grateful. For me, one of those things has been cancer. OK, maybe not cancer itself, but my experience with cancer. I am absolutely grateful for it. How cancer became the catalyst for me to make the connection between a joyful life and practicing gratitude.

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Cancer Grad Tip- Neuropathy

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Do you deal with neuropathy? It's a common long term effect for those who have endured chemotherapy. Nora shares a tip on how she manages the numbness and soreness in her feet. What are your Cancer Grad tips? Share them in the comments, or reach out to us at info@cancergrad.org !
 

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