Rachel McCallum survived a battle with brain cancer when she was in kindergarten, and will talk about the many difficulties that she has had in the past 28 years, trying to negotiate the difficult path of long term "survivorship"

Rachel McCallum was diagnosed with the brain cancer Anaplastic Astrocytoma when she was 5 years old in 1993. Now, 28 years later, Rachel will talk about the many difficulties that she has had in trying to lead the best life possible as a long term pediatric cancer survivor. She will discuss both her physical and emotional journey which has taken a big toll on her including physical ailments such as hearing loss , dry eye, and emotional issues that she has had with anxiety, depression, and different forms of grief.