By Danielle Macdonald Graves’ Disease is an all-encompassing autoimmune disorder. It affects so much within our bodies, and our minds. It steals everything from you, and does not offer much in return. For any autoimmune disease it can take years to be diagnosed. For myself, it took roughly one year […]
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How I went from ignoring my cancer diagnosis to creating a community for survivors
By Chloé McElmury I have had thyroid cancer for nearly half of my life. I can’t remember a time before cancer anymore. I just turned 23, and have had thyroid cancer for more than 10 years now. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, and have since then had two […]
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From patient to provider: How my experience as a cancer patient shaped me as a future doctor
May 10, 2019 By Raafia Siddqui The surgeon asked me for the second time, “So are you here alone?” “Yes,” I answered, a bit impatiently this time. I was a 20-year-old who felt I had better things to do than be at this appointment. My family doctor had noticed a […]
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