Hello…my name is Eric and I’ve been encouraged (more than once) to share my story…so, here goes (I’ll try to keep it short…lol).   In 2018 I was experiencing problems eating and went to see my VA PCP who then referred me to a specialist for an EGD. The EGD showed a tumor in my esophagus. Low and behold…stage lV esophageal cancer.  The

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

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 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

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

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