“The cancer narratives taught me to celebrate a clear scan. Yet I’m here trying to figure out what just happened and how I feel about it. The adrenaline gone and a mess left behind. wondering how on Earth I am going to clean it up.”

El is a Blood Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed with Stage 2A Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the midst of the Covid pandemic in June 2020. Here she shares her journey of treatment and recovery. She has been in remission since January 2021. Follow her on Instagram