Kenny Kane’s Blog
When Stupid Cancer Rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell
Every once in a while, something comes up in conversation that stops you for a second and makes you realize just how much time has passed.
Not long ago, someone asked me about the day Stupid Cancer rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ. They talked about it like it had just happened. I nodded along and then later did the math. It has been just over ten years. That honestly surprised me. It still feels recent. The details are still clear. The energy of that morning has not really left.
What I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation Really Was
Before it was Stupid Cancer.
Before it had a national summit, a recognizable brand, or a seat at policy tables.
Before the language of AYA oncology entered the mainstream.
I’m Too Young For This! was a refusal.
It was a refusal to accept that young adults with cancer should quietly disappear into the space between pediatric and adult care. A refusal to accept isolation as normal. A refusal to believe that survivorship only counted if you were old enough to be taken seriously.
