Survivor Stories

Barbara, cancer survivor sharing story

Barbara’s Story

I was told I have cancer 1-1-2014, Stage 4, Inoperable Breast Cancer. My husband asked for a prognosis and was told it could be 6 months or 6 years, the doctor didn’t know. I’ve also been fighting MS for 24 years. I just keep moving, doing things to keep going and walk with my head […]

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Jeffrey, cancer survivor sharing story

Jeffrey’s Story

In December 2016, I went for a check-up with the VA and the doctor ordered a full physical since I haven’t had one in three years. The doctor called me that afternoon and told me my PSA was 15.7. She told me to make an appointment with an urologist soon. I saw the VA urologist

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Becky, cancer survivor sharing story

Becky’s Story

In 2017 I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Her2- Breast Cancer in my right breast with a group of pre-cancerous calcifications. My doctor ordered an MRI of my left breast because she wanted to make sure we weren’t missing anything. It detected a mass twice as big as the mass on the right side.

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Suzanne, cancer survivor sharing story

Suzanne’s Story

May 7, 2017 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I couldn’t think about what the doctor said. I had a Bilateral Mastectomy July 12th, 2017 and took 9 treatments of Taxol and Herceptin infusion for 18 months. I had a horrible plastic surgeon, I have been through 14 surgeries so far. And before the end

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Don, cancer survivor sharing story

Don’s Story

First of all I don’t consider myself a “survivor”,  I am a cancer warrior. At age 72, I was diagnosed late 2017 with a 2.5 centimeter lesion near the base of my esophagus.  My newfound Oncologist decided on a course of concurrent weekly radiation and aggressive chemo to be followed by surgery. I was extremely

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cancer sucks blanket with car magnet and wrist bands in burgundy and white

Erica’s Story

A typical dentist appointment for a cavity turned into a complete life changing situation. My dentist wasn’t concerened about the rotting tooth (I ignored for way to long) but he was very concerned about the lesion under my tongue. He sent me to an oral surgeon who immediately hooked me up to an ENT. A

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Mabel, cancer survivor sharing story

Mabel’s Story

On 8/8/2019 my world turned upside down. Diagnosis, Lobular Carcinoma of the left breast, breast cancer. After 4 months of Chemotherapy, a mastectomy including lymph nodes and 29 radiation treatments and Xeloda chemotherapy by mouth I am Cancer Free. A Fresh Start and a New Beginning. Now each day for me is a gift. I

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Martha, cancer survivor sharing story

Martha’s Story

This is my grandma, Martha. This is a story of her journey with Uterine Leiomyosarcoma; and is in very loving memory of her. She was diagnosed with Uterine Sarcoma in September of 2018 and went to Heaven on April 28th of 2019. She faced many challenges during this time. She spent over a month in

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Rebecca, cancer survivor sharing story

Rebecca’s Story

It was the middle of March 2020 and I was having stomach pains and felt a hernia growing. The pains increased causing me to have very bad pains. I went to the ER and had to be alone while my brother waited outside in his car. COVID-19 has just got bad so no visitors. I

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