Everyone was warning him about treatment, but they didn’t tell him the medicine afterwards from anxiety and depression. He was angry and sad and kept it inside which is really hard. Scans were even hard because he doesn’t know what is gonna happen tomorrow. He knows he is gonna come out in the end stronger and better. He is tough to kill.
She didn’t cry until 6 months after the diagnosis. She realized she has limits and couldn’t maintain the same lifestyle. She was alway out, but found herself in the hospital. She felt like none of her friends understood. She said that cancer is a part of her life and need to find people who want to be a part of it.
Jacob has this special case where his cancer only affects guys 15-25, so only pediatric knew. He never wanted it, but he made the best of it. He employed it and made it his. It’s empowering to know that he can handle this. It shows his strengths that weren’t there.
Brendan was worried about his quality of life. His friends really pulled together and wanted to be with him rather than dispersing. He felt uncomfortable to be in the children’s part. He went through so much physically and mentally. He was able to let people in. He knew how to find joy.
Steven was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma when he was 16 years old. He struggled with his experience in the children’s unit of the hospital, but became close to a nurse that had also experienced cancer as a child. His experience has given a new perspective on life now – he doesn’t worry about little things.
At 13 Julia and her brother were both taken to their primary care physician for what seemed like sinus congestion. Her brother indeed had a sinus infection while Julia was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (ALL). Over the next two and a half years of treatment for ALL Julia found little ways to smile in order to trick herself into being happy.
When fighting cancer, Tristan saw a change in himself. The Colorado teen’s advice? Keep your head up. Because of you, teens like Tristan can draw on the strength of their peers to help them through treatment.
Take a second to listen to the reflections of a very wise young man in Arkansas who has been going through treatment for nine years and still maintains his positivity. “I guess they make me realize what I’ve got. And, you know, what I’ve got is pretty cool.” – Elijah, Arkansas
Teens Madison and Holly struggled separately with their cancer diagnosis. Isolated from their friends, the pair bonded over their shared experiences and found someone to talk to that knew exactly what they were experiencing. Learn more about these incredible teens from Oklahoma
#50States50Stories stops in Oregon to visit with Payton who speaks to us about powerlessness vs. control and his new motto: “Just pushin’ through.” Undaunted, he still plays tennis to fight the mental battle against chemotherapy.
Everyone was warning him about treatment, but they didn’t tell him the medicine afterwards from anxiety and depression. He was angry and sad and kept it inside which is really hard. Scans were even hard because he doesn’t know what is gonna happen tomorrow. He knows he is gonna come out in the end stronger and better. He is tough to kill.
She didn’t cry until 6 months after the diagnosis. She realized she has limits and couldn’t maintain the same lifestyle. She was alway out, but found herself in the hospital. She felt like none of her friends understood. She said that cancer is a part of her life and need to find people who want to be a part of it.
Jacob has this special case where his cancer only affects guys 15-25, so only pediatric knew. He never wanted it, but he made the best of it. He employed it and made it his. It’s empowering to know that he can handle this. It shows his strengths that weren’t there.
Brendan was worried about his quality of life. His friends really pulled together and wanted to be with him rather than dispersing. He felt uncomfortable to be in the children’s part. He went through so much physically and mentally. He was able to let people in. He knew how to find joy.
Steven was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma when he was 16 years old. He struggled with his experience in the children’s unit of the hospital, but became close to a nurse that had also experienced cancer as a child. His experience has given a new perspective on life now – he doesn’t worry about little things.
At 13 Julia and her brother were both taken to their primary care physician for what seemed like sinus congestion. Her brother indeed had a sinus infection while Julia was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (ALL). Over the next two and a half years of treatment for ALL Julia found little ways to smile in order to trick herself into being happy.
When fighting cancer, Tristan saw a change in himself. The Colorado teen’s advice? Keep your head up. Because of you, teens like Tristan can draw on the strength of their peers to help them through treatment.
Take a second to listen to the reflections of a very wise young man in Arkansas who has been going through treatment for nine years and still maintains his positivity. “I guess they make me realize what I’ve got. And, you know, what I’ve got is pretty cool.” – Elijah, Arkansas
Teens Madison and Holly struggled separately with their cancer diagnosis. Isolated from their friends, the pair bonded over their shared experiences and found someone to talk to that knew exactly what they were experiencing. Learn more about these incredible teens from Oklahoma
#50States50Stories stops in Oregon to visit with Payton who speaks to us about powerlessness vs. control and his new motto: “Just pushin’ through.” Undaunted, he still plays tennis to fight the mental battle against chemotherapy.