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It seems no matter where one might look, people are eager to impose limitations or expectations on others. They want us to do more and do be...

Mike and I don't go out much, so he seemed excited when an opportunity arose. A marketing company near the cancer center hired me to pla...

My grandma always taught me to treat absolutely everyone with respect because you never know what someone else might be going through. When ...

Have you heard of Chinese water torture? An Italian/Chinese psychologist first wrote about this in the 15th century, explaining how a drippi...

 It seems when people hear they will most likely die from cancer—and soon—they ask themselves one question: Has my life mattered? I’ve thoug...

Cancer is different than I expected. I remember staying with my dad when he underwent treatments over two decades ago. He seemed far more co...

My two oldest daughters recently moved out. I've loved seeing the apartments they've each chosen and how they've decorated—so di...

Sometimes we meet people and instantly know that they will change our lives. It can be a lasting friendship or a simple exchange, but from t...

  "Of course you're strong," the woman at the party persisted. "But HOW do you do it, Elisa? We ALL want to know?" S...

 I had the strangest thing just happen. I woke up hearing the oncologist’s voice as he diagnosed me with terminal cancer and gave me two yea...

  The Grocery Store Angel By EC Stilson ECStilson.com So many incredible things keep happening that I've begun worrying...  Let me expla...

 I turned 41 today. Birthdays mean a lot more than they used to, and I guess it’s because doctors said I’d never turn 40. Even though I’m st...

I  stood at the truck stop, debating which candy bar to get, when several groups of people darted into the store at once. The cashier balked...

Something came full circle, and I'm so excited about it. In 2020, nearly two months after oncologists diagnosed me with terminal cancer,...

It seemed  like an assembly line where receptionists checked people in, phlebotomists drew labs, and nurses took vitals. At the melanoma uni...