Founder’s Blog and Stories
Diagnosis and your benefits- Questions to ask HR
Diagnosis and your benefits- Questions to ask HR by James Hiter, Streak for a Cure, Inc. Founder, Survivor and Streak Runner. The decision to talk with your employer’s human resources [...]
What’s Next?- 7 Steps to take after diagnosis
What’s Next?- 7 Steps to take after diagnosis By James Hiter, Streak for a Cure Founder, Survivor and Streak Runner. (This is the first in a series of articles [...]
Developing a Diagnosis Communication Plan
Developing a Diagnosis Communication Plan Communicating with people after a diagnosis can be emotionally draining. Telling and retelling your story can become an unexpected burden at a time when you [...]
SCAN-xiety. A survivor’s perspective.
SCAN-xiety. A survivor's perspective. If you are a cancer survivor, nothing strikes fear and dread quite like the word scan. While there are many types of scans, they all have [...]
Resisting Rest
All my life, I’ve been someone who could operate on a small amount of sleep. Usually 5 hours per night was enough for me to function in a high stress/demanding [...]
The Birth of an Advocate
The Birth of an Advocate Prior to the spring of 2018, I’d never really thought much about being an advocate. I had advocated for people at work, my children, etc. [...]