Cancer on "The Mighty"- “Beating cancer is not about not dying....."

"It's about how you spend today." “Beating cancer is not about not dying. It’s about how you spend today. Never let anyone back you in a corner and make you feel ashamed about what you’re going through. Never shut up.”  That’s the motto artist and colorectal cancer survivor Matthew Mewhorter lives by, and what inspired him to chronicle his cancer journey in the hilariously funny comic, “Cancer Owl.” Read on to learn more about Mewhorter and his words of wisdom. All my best, Trish, The Mighty's Cancer Editor Artist Combines Comedy and Owls to Reveal Realities of Cancer Trish Broome COLORECTAL CANCER Many of us who have been touched by cancer know it’s almost impossible to ... Read the Story I'm in a Good Space in This Part of My Cancer Journey Kevin Mwachiro MULTIPLE MYELOMA This time last year, I was a patient at the BLK Hospital in New Delhi. I had just undergone ... Read the Story Why You Don’t Always Have to Be Strong to Survive Cancer Lanie Brewster Quinn MELANOMA The most common metaphor used to describe having cancer is the “fight.” We are fighting ... Read the Story We Want to Hear From You What line from a song best describes you or your loved one’s cancer journey? Email your response to trish@themighty.com. Your response may be used in a post or video on The Mighty. Mighty Contributor Spotlight Madhura Srinivas is an independent photographer and artist based in Bangalore, India. She survived a rare and life-threatening condition called Stevens-Johnson syndrome/TEN in 2009 and is currently recovering from thyroid cancer. Learn more at www.madhurasrinivas.com. Shares Copyright © 2017 The Mighty, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences