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How Drawing Helps Me Heal: The Power of Creativity in Coping with Chronic Illness

Ilse deCock

May 25, 2020

Inspiration

How Drawing Helps Me Heal: The Power of Creativity in Coping with Chronic Illness

The Joy of Drawing: My Early Love for Creativity At 3 years old, I held a pencil for the first time, and it made me happy. I still draw...

My Furry Friend Supports My Mental Health

Rosemary

May 4, 2020

Advice

My Furry Friend Supports My Mental Health

The Unseen Benefits of an Emotional Support Furry Friend Emotional support can come in many forms. My therapy is a 4-legged beast. I have...

How my Dad’s Heart Attack Changed my Priorities

Rosemary

Feb 3, 2020

Inspiration

How my Dad’s Heart Attack Changed my Priorities

One call, and it all changed. Put the people you love first. It’s never good when the phone rings in the middle of the night. In...

Cancer Doesn’t Care About Your Holiday Traditions

Guest

Dec 14, 2019

Inspiration

Cancer Doesn’t Care About Your Holiday Traditions

Cancer does not get the final word. We do. My family is pretty rooted in tradition. We always spend Christmas Eve at my great-aunt’s...

In a Society That Benefits From Your Self-Doubt, Liking Yourself is a Rebellious Act

Guest

Dec 9, 2019

Inspiration

In a Society That Benefits From Your Self-Doubt, Liking Yourself is a Rebellious Act

Caroline Caldwell is a 26year artist specializing in guerilla ad takeovers — in places meant for advertisements, Caldwell makes art,...

Living With Spina Bifida #3: Struggling With Infection

Ashley Spicer

Oct 9, 2019

Inspiration

Living With Spina Bifida #3: Struggling With Infection

Shadow’s Edge is honored to work with guest authors like Ashley Spicer, who was born with spina bifida and writes about her experience at...

Living With Spina Bifida #2: The Struggle for a Job

Ashley Spicer

Oct 7, 2019

Inspiration

Living With Spina Bifida #2: The Struggle for a Job

Shadow’s Edge is honored to work with guest authors like Ashley Spicer, who was born with spina bifida and writes about her experience at...

Living with Spina Bifida #1: “I Can Do It!

Ashley Spicer

Oct 2, 2019

Inspiration

Living with Spina Bifida #1: “I Can Do It!

Shadow’s Edge is honored to work with guest authors like Ashley Spicer, who was born with spina bifida and writes about her experience at...

Here’s What I Remember From My First Seizure

Robyn

Jan 2, 2019

Inspiration

Here’s What I Remember From My First Seizure

Robyn shares her story about waking up to a life-changing seizure & the ambulance ride to the hospital. #EpilepsyAwareness

Finding Positives In The Midst Of Chronic Illness

Anonymous

Dec 27, 2018

Chronic or Serious Illness

Finding Positives In The Midst Of Chronic Illness

It can be hard not to focus on how things haven’t turned out the way you had in mind.

Amber Blackburn

Dec 17, 2018

Inspiration

Why I Write About My Chronic Illness

If I were to look back at my past and think about activities that I really enjoyed, writing would not be anywhere on the list. In fact I...

Extra Life for Kids: Join the Shadow’s Edge Squad!

Garth

Oct 16, 2018

Inspiration

Extra Life for Kids: Join the Shadow’s Edge Squad!

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals need your help!

Garth

Sep 10, 2018

Inspiration

Professional Opinions of Shadow’s Edge

We hear from our players that exploring the world of Shadow’s Edge can help to build resilience when faced with chronic illness or...

Perspective: A Conversation with Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Rebecca Hoffman

Jul 23, 2018

Inspiration

Perspective: A Conversation with Young Adult Cancer Survivors

As a young adult, surviving cancer can be a very isolating experience. Many people feel alone in their fight, facing an unfair uphill...

No Limits for Loving Someone With Chronic Illness

Nicole Gustafson

Jul 18, 2018

Inspiration

No Limits for Loving Someone With Chronic Illness

Illness challenges our ability to love, but also reveals the depth of our connections. In tough times, simple gestures and presence .

Joanna Jaeger

Apr 25, 2018

Featured

Autism: From Awareness to Acceptance

Here we are at the end of Autism Awareness Month, a month full of puzzle pieces and blue lights and TV specials and inspiring stories. To...

An Open Letter to Myself Just After Diagnosis

Robert

Apr 23, 2018

Inspiration

An Open Letter to Myself Just After Diagnosis

"You have just heard some news that seems to have crumpled the life that you had written for yourself and thrown it into the bin."

Groundswell: Elevating Teen Voice Through Public Murals

Sheri

Apr 16, 2018

Inspiration

Groundswell: Elevating Teen Voice Through Public Murals

When a colleague in philanthropy offered to introduce me to Robyne Walker Murphy, executive director of Groundswell, a community mural...

Jamison Hill

Apr 3, 2018

Teens Talk

Unusual and Tragic and Alive

Those of us who endure being sick for years are anything but normal and live a life that is, by and large, a mixed bag of tragedy and triump

My Cancer Story: An Interview With My Younger Brother

Rebecca Hoffman

Feb 12, 2018

Teens Talk

My Cancer Story: An Interview With My Younger Brother

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