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Stories of HopeStomach 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.
Breast Cancer Survivor Treated While Pregnant Has Healthy Baby
So far, nothing this year has gone the way Paola Chavez expected. She had planned to begin the year newly married, living in Mexico, and planning her future with her new husband. Instead, she was diagnosed with breast cancer around the same time she learned she was pregnant.
Colon Cancer Survivor Finds His Passion With Road To Recovery
Colon cancer survivor Robert Fry says becoming a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Road To Recovery program has changed his life forever. He says, “My mission, my passion is to do my part in helping cancer patients by driving them to their treatments.”
Liposarcoma Survivor Shares Story to Inspire Hope
When soft tissue sarcoma survivor Apreal Cloutier first noticed a lump on the back of her thigh in late 2015, she had no idea it might be cancer.
