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Stories of HopeLymphoma Survivor Becomes Nurse to Help Cancer Patients
When Crystal Zunino was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in January 2015, she was just half-way through her first year as a new middle-school math teacher in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Breast Cancer Survivor Reaches Marathon Goals
Breast cancer survivor Fran Boyd is one of only 6,000 or so people worldwide to complete the World Majors, 6 of the biggest and most famous marathons.
Prostate Cancer Survivor Reflects on Life After Treatment: ‘I’m still me.’
Brian Glennon says he’s still the same Sinatra-loving, Broadway-going, basketball-coaching 63-year-old man who is grateful for the love of his family. Glennon was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a higher-than-average PSA result prompted him and his doctor to monitor his PSA level more closely.
Baby Born With Leukemia Now an Active 4-Year-Old
Erjona Belba had had a normal pregnancy and delivery, so she was shocked when baby Melissa was born with blue bruises all over her body and a fever of 104 degrees.
Survivor of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Finds Comfort in Music
Tom Bajoras says he’s written some of his best music during nights when pain kept him from sleeping. Bajoras has been playing and writing music since he was a child, and he’s found the creative process helpful during treatment for a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET).
Rectal Cancer Survivor Plans to Give Back to Hope Lodge
Ken Wood is looking forward to the day he can return to the American Cancer Society’s Minneapolis Hope Lodge community as a volunteer instead of a guest. “I love that place; it’s like therapy in a way,” said Ken.
Colon and Endometrial Cancer Survivor Speaks Out About Lynch Syndrome
Jill Chang says she always knew she might get cancer some day. It seemed to run in the family. But she never dreamed she’d be diagnosed with cancer at age 30.
2018 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.
