Cancer survivor creates “authentic” cards to give seriously ill people

AS A Cancer survivor Emily McDowell received her fair share of generic, well intentioned sympathy cards and decided a “f*ck Cancer” card wasn’t enough.

Emily’s cards say what you actually mean, not what you think you should say.

EMILY McDowell was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she was 24 and underwent nine months of chemotherapy and radiation. She went into remission and has been cancer free since,

This month Emily, a writer and illustrator, released a line of Empathy Cards to give to people with serious illnesses.

Empathy Card

Empathy Card

“I believe we need some better, more authentic ways to communicate about sickness and suffering” she wrote.

“A “f*ck cancer” card is a nice sentiment, but when I had cancer, it never really made me feel better.”

Empathy Card

Empathy Card