By Kandy Salby If hope is “the thing with feathers” Then Pain is the thing with claws! Pain holds on tightly-Dragon Grip piercing deeply into flesh and bone. Power-loud and Unignorable- stabbing and flaring, flashing and blaring —roaring into my body like It owns the place. It does NOT.

By Lauren Huffmaster Immediately following two years of treatment for stage three breast cancer, I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. When those closest to me asked how I felt, the most accurate word I could find was uncomfortable. In one moment, my world shifted. My expectations and identity were