A Brand New Day, a brand new blog

For my inaugural post on this new blog, I'm a little intimidated. I feel a great responsibility to convey the right tone and deliver such an important message.

After attending the 5th annual OMG! Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas, put on by Stupid Cancer, I had an overwhelming drive to do more about cancer awareness. Not only for ME, but for all those that I love and care for. Surely I could be talking more and getting real facts and information to the people who matter most to me. Surely there is a way to prevent at least one less person the pain and trial that is cancer. I realized I could use the digital resources that have been given me to rally for this cause. And thus, a new blog was born.

My goal and hope from this is a conglomerate of many things, namely: to aid cancer patients and survivors in becoming first and foremost their own advocate and connecting them to others who've faced a similar battle; to instruct and enlighten everyone I can in being aware of the signs of cancer, and how they can help and support others who have cancer; to find a way to fix the major heath care problems we have in this country, mainly through posting facts and information showing current data and measures that need to be taken; and lastly (unless I want to add more later, for funsies) to give my unique perspective on life after cancer, what I wish had happened before, during and directly after treatment, and what ever else I feel is important to discuss to get people educated.


This blog is not to outright share my story, keep you informed on tests and treatments, or even to really express my feelings about me and my cancer history. This isn't a rant page. That all can be found here. (I'll start updating on there again soon, I hope.) This is a whole new venue, a whole new mission. This is not about me. This is about YOU!  This blog is about making sure no one else goes through what I did, and if you are, to help you navigate this whole new world (cue Aladdin) as smoothly and comfortably as possible.

Cancer sucks, but you don't have to do it alone. There is a lot of information out there. It can be overwhelming. I know I've missed so much and wish that I had known more before, during and after cancer. The more I try, the closer I might be to my goal in helping enlighten someone's mind about cancer.

Stupid Cancer. Survivors RULE!