Me and My Best Friend
For those of you who do not know, my name is Dylan Patel and cancer has impacted my life more than once, although I never had cancer I have witnessed … Continue reading
Ripples Into Waves…
As life unfolds our interactions create ripples that guide our journey. If hope and love pass through, creating a steady stream of ripples, they begin to accrue more energy, turning … Continue reading
This is 10
They said I probably wouldn’t be here We thought you would be gone I guess we were all a little wrong This is 10 (since it all began) … Continue reading
A Letter to My Cancer Vol. 2
Dedicated to unwelcomed residents, accepted guests It’s been a few years since my first open letter to you… five to be exact. Not sure about you but I read it … Continue reading
Beyond Grateful
My heart full of emotions, my mind flooded with flashbacks. I turn around and this is what I see staring back at me… Beyond Grateful. 12 weeks later … Continue reading
I Can’t Breathe | George Floyd
Dedicated to George Floyd, his family and the countless other victims of police brutality. When I can’t breathe, would you help me? My lungs filling with fluid like … Continue reading
Silver Linings
Those who find the silver lining Are flying high Silver Linings. They are out there, waiting to be uncovered. Discover them, create them or be them. It’s up to … Continue reading
Happy Days
You know, the kind that fill your heart with joy while it pumps happiness through your veins, sparking a chain reaction as it spreads through your body. And on … Continue reading
Grateful
Dedicated to the uber drivers, security guards, nurses, doctors, health aids, police and all those showing up to help others despite the risks. Grateful. For every person I saw … Continue reading
Silence, Raw and Unfiltered
Always putting mind over matter, and now here is my body wondering why matter, doesn’t matter. It’s usually mind vs heart, intellect vs sentiment, logic vs emotion. But where … Continue reading
Steppin into…
Note: Story contributed by Ekata, dedicated to those finding the strength to take a chance, to those trying something different and to those who make me stronger …2019 like … Continue reading
3 x 3 x 3
Dedicated to anyone looking for a bone marrow match or has found a match who has declined, and their families. 3 matches in 3 countries = 3 denials. Our story. … Continue reading
Breathe…
Dedicated to the open air, the sun and the beach. Breathe. We all have moments in life where we need some space. Some space to breathe. Some space to be … Continue reading
Masterpiece
Dedicated to the artist in all of us, building piece by piece. We are all working on our masterpiece called life. A big jigsaw puzzle made of many pieces, each … Continue reading
it is written
Dedicated to her squad and the perfect accessory Summer of 2012 Some people find comfort in their beliefs during difficult times. Others question them because they don’t provide the comfort … Continue reading
A Letter to My Cancer
Dedicated to unwelcomed resident. For as long as you have been around, I tried my best to not think about you or address you. You are there, that is undeniable, … Continue reading
Headphones
Dedicated to anyone who believes in the power of headphones TICK, TICK, TICK…. The sound is back, louder than before. I felt it creeping in, I knew in my heart … Continue reading
How Can You Register in the Bone Marrow Registry?
Almost one million people in the U.S. are living with a type of blood cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. In 2012, 140,000 people in the U.S. will be … Continue reading
808s
Dedicated to those with no more preset patterns and to those trying to catch their next pocket too. Remember the first time you heard one of these? A … Continue reading
Amazing. Priceless. Blessed. II
Dedicated to my family and friends, old ones and new ones, forever ones and day ones. It’s been five and half years since I shared my first Amazing. … Continue reading
35mm
Dedicated to the inner photographer in all of us and their lens of choice in life The wall started coming down on one side… I firmly and intently held the … Continue reading
Put Your Body Where Your Heart Is
A newly married doctor is personally touched by cancer and motivated to make a difference. What did he decide to do? This marathon virgin decided to do a triathlon – talk about Go … Continue reading
Make Me Stronger 