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Stories of Hope2018 in Review: 10 Inspirational Survivor Stories
Our editors have chosen 10 of the most inspirational stories of 2018. We hope you will find as much meaning in these stories of cancer survivors as we have.
Survivor Faces Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis With Strength and Hope
When she learned she had endometrial cancer, Tina Silas says she cried, but not for long. “I had my 5 minutes of emotion, and then I moved forward,” said Silas.
3-Time Cancer Survivor Finds Comfort at Hope Lodge
Cervical and breast cancer survivor Christine E. Sprecher needed treatment for a long-term side effect but had no place to stay until she found the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program.
Stomach Cancer Survivor Supports Other Young Adults With Cancer
Stomach cancer survivor Roy Arredondo says he’s learned a lot during the past 5 years about dealing with cancer as a young adult. “My life changed dramatically,” said Arredondo. “I was depressed, I was scared, I was angry, and I felt like a failure to my family.”
Leukemia Survivor Opens Up About His Cancer
Leukemia survivor Lloyd Sutton says the only time he really felt shaky was the night he spent in the emergency room in May 2015.
29-Year Pancreatic Cancer Survivor: ‘I’m just a regular guy.’
When John Christman’s doctors diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer in 1989, he was what he calls “just a regular guy.” Today Christman is 62, recently retired, and looking forward to a long, fun life with his grandchildren.
Lung Cancer Survivor Makes Wish For Peace
Back when lung cancer survivor Wendy Ryals still had a house and a job, she dreamed of someday saving enough money to help the homeless. But then she became homeless herself.
Ovarian Cancer Survivor Views Each Day as a Gift
When Mercedes Mundaca was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at age 43, her doctor told her she had 4 months to live. That was 6 years ago.