Survivor Stories!

Todd’s Survivor Story
I was a 32 yr old who was in my prime (physically) of my life when cancer tried to pick on me. non-smoker, non-drinker, healthy active lifestyle, exercised regularly, and then suddenly, death sentence cancer diagnosis (gbm4). On my way home from work one day, I literally went limp from

Frankie’s Survivor Story
I was 66 years old when I was diagnosed with an almost stage four rare form of ovarian cancer.At my five year mark my Dr. told me she hadn’t thought I was going to survive considering my age, form of cancer and the stage I had. The one thing I kept going over in my mind was a picture of

John’s Survivor Story
This is not a survival story as such, I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer 4 yrs ago, then also Bladder cancer a year later…..on ADT therapy till the end of my existence…certainly has changed my outlook on life in general, I feel that trying to do silly things that make me happier more in the moment, I say

Alice’s Survivor Story
I was first diagnosed in January 2024. How I got diagnosed was odd because I really didn’t have any symptoms. It was an incidental finding. I simply contacted my primary physician for a refill on a hormone patch for menopause which I had been on. He indicated that since it had been over 6 months, I would need to go

Hughie’s Story
My Name is Hughie Mizell. I am a retired barber, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. My cancer story begins around 2005 with a rectal cancer diagnosis. I had surgery and the cancer was removed but due to complications, I spent 29 days in the hospital. I didn’t experience any new problems until 2012 when after a colonoscopy, I was

Ray M’s Story
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this group. I was diagnosed in July of 2018 stage 3 T2N1. I went through 6 weeks of Chemo and 28 radiation treatments. Surgery on 11/26/18 removed half of my esophagus and 1/3rd of my stomach along with related lymph nodes. My first surgery failed and I lost all but

Lovelean’s Story
I remember having stomach issues and going to G.I doctors in the hope of finding out why. One day I had a routine follow-up appointment with the rheumatologist. She asked me how I feel. I went through a series of biologic medications to treat my chronic arthritis. I remember saying to her ” I’m going to die, no specialist is