Tamron Little

Here are four things I found to be helpful as a survivor, including showing up for myself.

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I had the wrong interpretation of what a cancer survivor was. That was until I was diagnosed with a rare cancer and shockingly, the term “cancer survivor” became a part of my journey.

After getting over the shock of being diagnosed with a rare cancer, I could only think about returning to my “normal” self, but I later discovered that the normal I was trying to return to would change.

I’ve heard of many stories of friendships dwindling after someone has been diagnosed with cancer. One thing about it is that I can relate.

After being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer — and seeing a clinician who did not know how to treat me — I learned the importance of asking questions to my providers and advocating for myself

Many thoughts went through my mind during cancer, and journaling allowed me to organize them and helped me to feel better.

After being diagnosed with mesothelioma and undergoing a long surgery, I wanted to do it all, but I just couldn’t. Family and friends stepped in to help.

Years after I went through mesothelioma, my husband was diagnosed with cancer, causing a reversal in the patient-caregiver roles.

After being diagnosed with mesothelioma, I learned to advocate for myself, and realized that it was an incredibly important life skill to have.

I grew up in a society where mental health was stigmatized, but cancer made me realize that it helps to speak up about these issues.

After being homebound for two years from the COVID-19 pandemic, I was eager to get out, though I did have many cancer/COVID-19 concerns.

I don’t fit the profile of someone who gets diagnosed with mesothelioma, so my diagnosis came as a shock.

Mesothelioma has been categorized as an “older persons” disease, writes a 14-year survivor. Which is why, she writes, her and her family were completely caught off-guard when she was diagnosed at 21.