How I laughed in the face of cancer
When I was 16 and undergoing treatment for a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma, one of the best pieces of advice I got was from a nurse at MD Anderson.
Early on, LeighAnna Hutchinson told me: “Find your laugh.” It was hard sometimes, but I took her advice. I looked for every opportunity I could to laugh at what was going on. And laughing in the face of cancer was what helped me get through some hard and unpleasant experiences...
Medulloblastoma survivor: Why I continue to share my brain cancer story
I’m only 22, but I’ve already lived in so many places. Originally, I’m from El Paso, but I go to school now in College Station, which is about...
Learning to love myself during medulloblastoma treatment
I have a problem with the saying "Love yourself." People say it as if it could cure world hunger: "I know it's hard, sweetie...
How 'The Fault in our Stars' helped me through medulloblastoma treatment
*Warning: Spoilers ahead*
"The Fault in Our Stars" has been my favorite book since Christmas of my freshman year of high school -- well before my medulloblastoma diagnosis. I've read it at least eight times. I've made connections that are probably just coincidences, and I've made everyone that I love read it.
"The Fault in Our Stars" is the story of smart and surly Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old...
Medulloblastoma patient: I don't see my disease as something terrible
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" As I grazed through elementary school, the answer was never an Olympic gymnast or an...