[NCSD guest blog post by Melanie Young] You’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, and you are numb and scared. Your world just turned upside-down. Let me help you set it right. I am 10-year breast cancer survivor, diagnosed August 6, 2009. I was in your shoes, shocked, freaked, and little ashamed that I’d allowed my […]

[NCSD guest blog post by Erin Cummings] I have been a cancer survivor for most of my life. I am 62 years old.Diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1972, when I was just fifteen years old, my chances of making it to “sweet sixteen” were not very good. I had two recurrences within the […]

[NCSD guest blog post by Matthew Newman]  I have never written a blog before. I never saw any need to. Who would care what I had to say? Why would anyone care what I thought? It’s amazing how the darkest of times can teach some of the greatest lessons in life and shine a light […]

[NCSD guest blog post by Diane M. Simard] Recently, I put a checkmark next to a bullet point I wish I didn’t have on my bucket list. I became a five-year breast cancer survivor. Ever since the day I was diagnosed, I have been determined to live like never before, which includes my business life. […]

[NCSD guest blog post by Carol Ann Manzi] There I was on stage, singing for thousands. I had little confidence in myself or belief in my abilities. I was pursuing a career in opera, which required discipline not unlike training for the Olympics. Although my ego needed to be the size of a diva, my […]

[NCSD guest blog post by Mack Dryden] I’m a professional comedian and a two-time cancer survivor, and I make people laugh about my cancer journey until their faces hurt. That might sound counter-intuitive, but I do my best to convince people that it’s not only okay, but a duty to laugh if you’re touched by this cruel […]