by Shannon Mayerl | Jul 7, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
Three years ago, on November 18th, 2016 I was diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. On November 23, 2016, I would be starting chemo for the very first time. They said we needed to start right away, there was no time to wait. I had only weeks to live....
by Shannon Mayerl | Jun 30, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
Around 1990 I went in for an MRI and they found my tumor by mistake. After seeing a Neurologist, I was put on watch and wait because the tumor was considered a slow growing tumor and wasn’t causing issues. This tumor was located between my brainstem and...
by Shannon Mayerl | Jun 23, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
Let me start by saying I have never smoked a day in my life, so when I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer I was floored. My original diagnosis was in 2006. Battled with chemotherapy and radiation for 14 months. My second diagnosis was in 2012. 24 chemotherapy...
by Shannon Mayerl | Jun 15, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
For about two years I was having these symptoms: pelvic/abdominal pain, bloating, very fatigued, low back pain, feeling full quickly and indigestion. I did not know at the time that these were ovarian cancer symptoms. I went to my gynecologist, he did so many...
by Shannon Mayerl | Jun 9, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
I was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 13. I had chemotherapy for one whole year. I came close to dying but I never gave up. Having cancer at such a young age scared me but it also taught me a lot of things, like being grateful because you don’t know...
by Shannon Mayerl | Jun 1, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
I was 21 when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It has been a huge struggle despite having “the good cancer”. I have had 2 recurrences and found out I’m RAI resistant. I push through and share story when I can. Thyroid cancer isn’t one that...
by Shannon Mayerl | May 26, 2020 | Survivor of the Week
Margaret has breast cancer. She has overcome hundreds of pokes, tests and surgeries. The next 5 years she will have to continue a new way of life that she is not used to. Margaret will be 68 on May 28th, 2020. She is a noon aid at an elementary school and is loved by...
