hey everyone
my name's ava, and i'm a pediatric cancer survivor.
i was diagnosed when i was 7, so this has kind of just... been my whole life in a way. and i don't know if anyone else feels like this, but especially as i've gotten older, it can be really hard to relate to people outside of the cancer community about what i've been through.
like you can explain it, but it's not the same as someone getting it, you know?
i just wanted to ask-
do you guys ever feel that way too?
what's helped you when it does feel like that?
and is there anything you wish existed for people like us that you haven't really found yet?
i've been thinking a lot about creating more of a community where survivors and people in treatment can actually connect and have people to talk to when things get hard. even something like a space to just talk, or eventually maybe a pen pal system for younger kids so they don't feel as alone.