Clutching the phone, I collapsed to the floor and screamed, ‘No!’ ‘I’m sorry,’ my dad said helplessly. ‘I’m so sorry.’ It was summer 2020 and he’d just told me that he’d been ...
Doctors didn’t put two and two together. My dad, Clive, was incredibly fit and healthy Clutching the phone, I collapsed to the floor and screamed, ‘No!’ ‘I’m sorry,’ my dad said helplessly. ‘I’m so ...
Nothing, it seemed, could deflect Irena Stoynova from her route to self-destruction. Hours from death and unconscious, she was admitted to a Surrey hospital last year after being 'brainwashed ...
Reddit user Wise_Organization_78 recently asked, "Cancer Survivors of Reddit, what was the symptom that convinced you to see the doctor?" As a hypochondriac, you better bet I read every response.
This is a First Person column by Carolina Avendano Duque, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I have gone eight Mother's Days without ...
A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be startling. One young survivor, who battled this disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, shares how he overcame the odds: "Every day is a gift." Pancreatic cancer, ...