Before I knew I had cancer, I became too weak to hold my one-year-old daughter.
At 31, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Rise Anyway is my story of cancer, fatherhood, anxiety, and rebuilding a life that changed faster than I could prepare for.
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“This is quite a story. Davis tells it with clarity, courage, and determination.”
— Vick Mickunas, WYSO Book Nook
The Diagnosis Was Only the Beginning
Before I knew I had multiple myeloma, I had become so weak I could no longer hold my one-year-old daughter.
Then, at 31, I learned why.
Rise Anyway tells the story of what came next: cancer treatment, chemotherapy, a stem cell transplant, fatherhood, anxiety, and the uncertainty of trying to rebuild a life that had changed almost overnight.
But this memoir isn’t only about surviving cancer. It’s about what happens when the crisis doesn’t erase your responsibilities, when your child still needs you, and when moving forward doesn’t mean you’re no longer afraid.
It’s about learning to keep showing up when life looks nothing like the future you had planned.
I didn’t write this memoir because I had every answer. I wrote it because I knew what it felt like to be afraid, uncertain about the future, and still responsible for showing up.
Brice Davis is the author of Rise Anyway: A Memoir of Survival, Fatherhood, and Becoming. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma at 31, he later underwent cancer treatment and a stem cell transplant while navigating fatherhood, mental health, and an uncertain future. His story has been featured by WHIO-TV, WYSO, the Dayton Daily News, HealthTree, and iHeartRadio.
