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A place for Cancer for College Scholars, their caregivers, and the entire CFC Family to tell their stories.

Toxic Positivity and Cancer

March 14, 2024 | by Addison Rabon It’s a flashbulb memory, a lightning bolt moment forever etched in my mind. I was in the car, my mother hovering over me,…
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Advocating for Myself

October 16, 2023 | by Mattie Sickafoose As children, we have to learn what does and does not work for us. We aren’t born with that knowledge. When I had…
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Getting Back in the Game

February 9, 2023 | by Jacob Barringer In high school, I was what you call an “Iron-Man” athlete. I played both sides of the football field, discovered new ways to…
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Beyond the Medical Field

March 14, 2022 | by Emeline Beltran When I was diagnosed with leukemia 20 years ago, I felt physically and emotionally safe when receiving treatment from my care team at…
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How I Try to Give Back

February 16, 2022 | by Maddie Sargent I had a very different childhood than other kids because I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL, when I was six…
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After Cancer

November 11, 2021 | by Aspen Heidekrueger Cancer.  Wrapped up in that one little word is the power to elicit every emotion from the deepest pain to the greatest joy…
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Why We Need a Scholars’ Blog

October 13, 2021 | by Melody Bartholomew “What do you do?”  I dread answering this question, but not for the reasons you might think.  “Well, I work for an organization…
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