Tag: CancerForward Survivor Story
A Cancer Survivor Shares: Brenda’s Story
Breast cancer was not part of my plan. I am blessed with a husband and stepson whom I love and adore, and they love me. Before my diagnosis, we’d just bought property in the Texas Hill Country, were designing a house and looking forward to a new chapter in our lives. I was the girl…
A Cancer Survivor Shares: Jenee’s Story
I love the term “survivor.” It means so much to me because I am so grateful to be alive. Being diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) at age 32 was certainly a shock. I’d never known any one of my peers to receive such a diagnosis. I knew people whose moms had breast cancer, but…
A Cancer Survivor Shares: Kim’s Story
March 14, 1992 – at the ripe old age of 35, I was marrying the love of my life. Three years later I was on the surgery room table having a malignant tumor removed. Not exactly what a girl’s expectations are for celebrating an anniversary. My ‘cancer walk’ began on Thursday March 9 when I…
A Cancer Survivor Shares: Chandler’s Story
I had just turned 15, it was the end of my freshman year of high school and I was enjoying being the shortstop for my softball team, when I began to get tired easily. My coach, mom and others were telling me to hustle and give 110%; they didn’t know I was really doing my…
A Cancer Survivor Shares: Teresa’s Story
I walk into the building past the doorman, who no longer asks me for my identification. I am a familiar face. We both know my destination. It is always the same: the fifth floor. I give wave and say “Dr. Stubblefield of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Rehabilitation Center.” The doorman nods his head with a slight smile…