Justin Birckbichler

My journey as a reader and a cancer patient/survivor were both marked with highs and lows, but now are important parts of my daily life.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Winter Storm Diego delivered two things... three days off from work and a set of clean scans!

Tis the season to be jolly! Here are some ways to support a loved one with cancer during this festive wintertime.

These are my thoughts on religion and cancer, but they may not be yours. Either way, I ask you to keep an open mind.

Whether you call it No Shave November, Movember or Novembeard, it's important to remember it's all about men's health.

As an avid writer about my testicular cancer experiences, I'm sharing my writing process.

It's more than the beard. It's about men's health.

I may be down one ball, but I've increased in many other ways

Though it's a weird thing to say, I'm posting this to help you realize that if you "miss having cancer," you're not the only one.

I walked my way through the Spartan Race in 2016, battled cancer later that year, and returned the the Spartan course in 2018.

It's not ghosts and ghouls... it's a reminder of the past.

These four lessons about what comes after cancer are truly powerful.

Here are a few tips how to get the ball rolling on advocating for new legislation to help improve care.

Navigating the unknown is one of the hardest parts of living with cancer.

I blended my career as an educator with my passion for testicular cancer awareness.

As a testicular cancer survivor, self-care through exercise is very important to me.

The "cancer card" is one of the only upsides to being diagnosed with cancer... but when does it go too far?

Sequels always go bigger - and the Band of Ballers continues to grow

Move over, Avengers. There's a new superhero crew coming through.

I realized after facing my own cancer battle two years ago, I was free to fly to the other side of the "I have cancer" conversation.

If you're using your 'cancer following' to gain fame or profit for yourself, I ask you to reconsider.

How I leverage social media to raise testicular cancer awareness.

Am I getting old or is chemo brain coming back?

Not just an anti-drug slogan, it's a phrase that describes how cancer empowered me to make the best use of my time.

Words I use to describe myself include "survivor, activist, teacher, superhero geek and cat dad." Inspiration? Not a word in my top ten.

I'm learning to expect scanxiety, and that helped keep it at bay.

A no-brainer bill about student loans for young adult cancer patients that I spent a day advocating for. You can help - read to the end!

Part three in a three part series about my trip to Chicago for HealtheVoices 2018.

Part two in a three-part series about my trip to Chicago for HealtheVoices 2018.