Late Effects

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The Double Standard

• Active cancer? You get support, funding, visibility.
• Late effects? You get ignored, dismissed, or used for research without care.
• Survivors like me are outcasts until we’re useful—and guinea pigs when we are.

I’m Done Being Used

I am not your data point. I am not your anecdote. I am not your “interesting case.” I am a witness. And I will not let another survivor walk this road alone.