Real Stories of Joy from People Facing Cancer

A diagnosis is not the end of the story. It’s the start of a different one.



Finding an Online Lifeline

You Can Choose to Choose Life

Embracing the Pink

A Pastor Relies On Her Faith In God

When A Stranger Saves Your Life

A Musician Grapples With His Diagnosis

Finding Bone Marrow Donors Became A Passion

Chemo Weakend Him, Volunteering Made Him Stronger

A Father and Husband Reflects on His Life

Teaching Lessons From Cancer

A Husband Blogs Through His Cancer

Bringing Light and Hope to a Rare Disease

A Runner Builds A Running Organization

Ambushed by Skin Cancer Changed His Outlook

Visiting Friends and Family Across 3,000 Miles

Attitude is Everything

Breast Cancer Leads to Volunteering

A Trip to Colontown

What Cancer Takes, and What It Gives

A Nurse is a Two-Time Survivor Who Guides Others





Stories

Hear from people facing cancer and their loved ones about the pursuits that add life to their days.


About Seize the Days

After a cancer diagnosis, the story changes. Seize the Days is a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that captures the next chapter. We share and preserve stories from real people about the things that bring them meaning and joy in the face of cancer. Together, these stories form the Library of Inspiration: a master class in making the most of every day.

For more than 15 years, we have recorded these stories to inspire individuals and families, help clinicians prescribe joy alongside treatment, and keep real people at the center of cancer care.



Browse by Categories

Creative Expression
Philanthropy & Volunteering
Travel & Experience
Spiritual Reflection
Movement & Vitality
Entrepreneurship