Emma's Story

Engaging Meaningful Memories through journaling by Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

At Emma’s Story, we empower young people with cancer to discover their unique voices through multimedia journaling. We help them process their emotions, celebrate milestones, and create meaningful memories—one page at a time.

About Us

Emma's Story is a multimedia journal that helps young people with cancer and their families to navigate diagnosis and treatment by engaging in journaling. We believe in the power of storytelling, which is an outlet to process their thoughts and feelings, document milestones, celebrate memories, and build resilience.

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How It Works

Step 1: Select

Select your journal prompt questions, color themes and provide the name your want to appear in the journal.
Step 2: Deliver

Wait for your personalized journal to be delivered in the mail!
Step 3: Write

Start writing and drawing; Use this journal as your canvas for creativity, imagination and mindfulness.

How We Started

Our initiative won first place at the 2023 Yale CBIT Healthcare Hackathon among 15 teams and over 200 engineers, designers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs. Emma’s Story, an interactive multimedia journal book, aims to address the challenges young cancer patients and their families face. Our commitment to patient experience and engagement is acknowledged by healthcare industry leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs.