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Whole Health Series: Mental Health & Cancer
When facing cancer, the journey isn’t only physical—it touches your mind, spirit, and identity. In this powerful piece, Maimah Karmo explores how mental health is an essential part of healing, especially for communities often unseen in the system. She shares practical guidance for patients, allies, and caregivers to nurture emotional wellness and embrace whole-person healing.
Whole Health Series: Guide for Fertility & Preservation
A cancer diagnosis can take away more than your health—it can alter your dreams of building a family. In Whole Health Series: Guide for Fertility & Preservation, Maimah Karmo shares her journey through grief, hope, and advocacy, offering insight into fertility preservation, navigating barriers, and reclaiming control over your future.
First Decents Adventure – Climbing in the Adirondacks
On my First Descents rock climbing adventure with fellow young cancer survivors, I embraced the “adventure by choice” theme—pushing myself to climb, finding peace in nature, and connecting deeply with a community that truly understands. I left feeling grateful, joyful, and reminded that we are capable of hard things.
First Decents Adventure – An Experience I Will Never Forget
My First Descents retreat to the Great Smoky Mountains was a transformative whitewater kayaking adventure. Surrounded by supportive staff, volunteers, and fellow cancer survivors, I experienced healing, joy, and lifelong connections in a beautiful mountain oasis.
Whole Health Series: Navigating the Stages of Healing in Survivorship
Survivorship isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of a new one. Through the story of Ria Patel, a young ovarian cancer survivor, we’re reminded that healing doesn’t follow a straight line. From the weight of a simple gallon of milk to the emotional toll of ongoing scans and setbacks, Ria’s journey reveals the quiet strength it takes to live, speak, and heal out loud. Her story—and so many others—deserve to be told, not just for healing, but for connection, truth, and hope.
Broken Federal Program Raises Healthcare Costs. Illinois Patients Deserve Transparency.
Illinois’ 340B drug program is being exploited by hospitals and middlemen, diverting savings meant for vulnerable patients into profits. Without transparency, proposed legislation could worsen the problem instead of helping those in need.