With humor and loving support, Charlotte learned she was stronger than she had imagined.
Category: Stories
Patient Stories
Tony
Denial, and the quiet support of those he loves, helped Tony cope with three cancer scares.
Sue M
When cancer becomes chronic, coping becomes a habit.
Fatima
For Fatima, a cancer diagnosis changed her sense of everything in a matter of hours.
Larry
Getting through cancer was a process. But for Larry, the anxiety lingers even if the process is over.
Robin
For an optimist like Robin, it's impossible to imagine a bad outcome, so even cancer is "just a blip."
Brenda
BRCA positive status and a prior abortion complicate Brenda's cancer anxiety.
Judy
Empathy and caring support make coping a little easier when the diagnosis is cancer.
David
Getting married in the hospital was never in David's plans, but neither was AML.
Sue
Sometimes, even the expected is unexpected—the what and the when can be the surprise.
Terri
Devastated but determined, Terri turned cancer's limitations into a world of possibilities for herself and others.
Thao/Thảo
Is is worth risking a life to start a new one? Có đáng để mạo hiểm một tính mạng để bắt đầu cho một sự sống mới?
Pamela
Five recurrences, 88 chemo treatments and 19 million radioactive particles, but who's counting?
Catherine
Neither professional expertise nor prior experience prepared Catherine for the anxiety of her diagnosis.
Diane
Strong and self-reliant, Diane thought she could cope with anything on her own, but not cancer...
Jim
When advanced cancer turned up in his lungs, Jim turned to his faith to help him address his disappointment and anger.
Eliot
Immunotherapy dispatched Eliot's cancer, but not the emotional enormity of the diagnosis.
Mary
Young, fit, healthy, Mary was ready for life's next adventure, until cancer made other plans for her.