“It’s ridiculous,” said Adams. “And unacceptable.”
Adams has received considerable attention for providing resources and support for her peers battling cancer. Planet Cancer has received national media coverage, and WebMD recently named Adams a Health Hero for her work. Adams has been able to hire on three full-time staffers, including a development director who works to secure funding from foundations and individuals.
Adams is putting together her second book, which will be published in July. The book plays off the irreverence of Planet Cancer, with insight about important cancer side effects like chemo farts: “They smell bad enough to peel the paint off the walls!”
Humor aside, at its core, Planet Cancer provides support for cancer patients who might otherwise battle loneliness and helplessness while also battling hair loss, nausea, and fear for their lives.
“A member on the forum had just died, and a woman emailed about her,” said Adams. “She’d never met her, but she wrote, ‘Now I know there’s an angel watching over me.’”
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