Scholars’ Blog

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

Advocating for Myself

16 Oct at 9:55 am

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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Life as a Survivor: My Battle with Ovarian Cancer

20 Sep at 11:24 am

September 20, 2023 | by Sierra Estep September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Ovarian Cancer Month, so I want to share my story as a Pediatric Ovarian Cancer Survivor.…

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Getting Back in the Game

8 Feb at 9:14 am

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

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

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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A Selection of Poems from Scholar Michael Mahin

January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022 | by Michael Mahin Michael MahinMichael Mahin is a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor. He was diagnosed in October of 2017 and finished treatment in April of 2018. He…

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After Cancer

November 11, 2021

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

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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