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Ebony’s Story: Cancer Treatment, Recovery, Identity & Asking for Help

Ebony shares what life looks like after finishing treatment for adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare salivary gland cancer. She talks candidly about recovery after radiation, including fatigue, sleep issues, facial tightness, daily exercises, and the “half-life” reality that symptoms can keep unfolding even after you ring the bell.

She walks through the long arc of her diagnosis and treatment, from an early lump that initially tested benign to a turning point when surgery revealed malignancy and positive margins. After chemo and photon therapy, new symptoms on the road led to more scans, an…

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