Survivor Stories!
Lisa’s Survivor Story
Living Out Loud: How Cancer Grounded Me and Helped Me Rise | Lisa’s Survivor Story “In January 2020, I was living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the height of my aviation career. My wife was nine months pregnant with our first child. Then came the words that changed everything:

Yesenia’s Story
At the age of 18 I was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It progressed pretty quickly; I went from having little pain to being completely immobile. I had to drive a couple hours away from home just to be diagnosed. After three different bone marrow extractions at three different hospitals, it was confirmed that I would be receiving chemotherapy. Thinking

Cindy L’s Story
In 1996 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in my left breast. I was 36 years old. A single mother. I had been living with my significant other for about 9 years. We owned a house, I worked for an insurance agent. My diagnosis threw me. No one in my family had ever been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Kimberly W’s Story
Kimberly W is a fighter! Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 at the age of 34, was a task, being a mom of four, wife, and more! With no family history and without the BRCA gene, Kimberly decided to turn her pain into purpose. She has published books highlighting her cancer journey but also her parents’ cancer journey as they

Ruby’s Story
In May of 2020 I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I had the left kidney removed and then in July 2020 I was also diagnosed with bladder cancer. I had to have complete hysterectomy and my bladder was removed. I began chemo at MD Anderson in September 2020, for my first 1 week round of 2 kinds of chemo. By

Alais S’s Story
I am a 4x Cancer Survivor! In 2009, I was feeling a bit off, so after a few doctor visits, they ordered an MRI, which showed a very large brain tumor. They removed it and it was cancerous, stage 3B. After multiple follow up scans, it came back in 2018, again stage 3B. I had surgery, radiation with chemotherapy, then

Chuck D’s Story
I have been treated with 5 different cancers in the past 5 years. In 2017 I was diagnosed with Gleason 8 prostate cancer. I received 28 radiation treatments and then prostate brachytherapy where the surgeon inserted 130 radioactive seeds in my prostate. In 2018 I was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of my