My Cancer Journey

I lost my mom to cancer.
A few weeks later they found mine.

I have watched people I know leave here because they lost the fight. I'm still standing. And I don't take one day of that lightly.

150 days,
one page at a time

It starts on the day you were told. Then it walks with you, day by day, all the way through.

The day you were told

A page for the date, the diagnosis, and where you were standing when you heard it. However you reacted was the right way to react.

Day 1 through 150

Each day has room for the date, a quick check-in on how you're feeling, and two or three prompts. Some days you'll fill the page. Some days a sentence is plenty.

Milestone pages

The harder ones. Hair. Grief. Who showed up and who didn't. How you're really doing. They're scattered through on purpose, so they meet you when you get there.

Chemo and radiation

The first half is built around chemo, the back half moves into radiation. If your path looks different, use the pages in whatever order fits.

And a prayer on every page. Take it or leave it. It's there if you want it.

There is no right way to do this

You don't have to write every day. You don't have to write a lot. Some days the page stays blank and that's all right too. The journal will still be here when you're ready.

Why I made this

I'm Marsha.

I went through cancer. I made it through, and the thing that stayed with me afterward was how much of it I couldn't remember clearly. The days ran together. Chemo brain is real. I had this whole enormous thing happen to me and I didn't write down almost any of it.

So many people are dealing with this. I knew a journal like this would have a reach.

I'm not a doctor and I'm not going to tell you how to get through your treatment. What I can tell you is that your story is worth keeping. For you, on the days you need proof of how far you've come. And for the people who love you, if you ever want them to understand what this was really like.

Keep your faith. Take it step by step.
Keep standing.

Marsha Graves · Still Standing Podcast

This is for you if

You just got the news and you don't know what to do with your hands
You're mid-treatment and the days are starting to blur
You want to remember this, even the parts you'd rather not
You want to leave something behind for the people who love you
Someone you love is going through it and you want to give them something real

A 150-Day Journal

161 pages, print-ready PDF
The diagnosis page, all 150 days, and every milestone page
Print it at home, take it to a print shop, or write on it digitally
Yours to keep and reprint as many times as you need

$19.99

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I just want you to journal.
Because I didn't.