Tag: leukemia
Michael’s Story
I’ll never forget the doctor looking up at me and saying two words, “cancer” & “chemo.” These were words that were told only to other people, not me. Feeling rundown, lethargic, short of breath, bruising very easily, my mouth full of sores and my skin tone very pale, at the age of 48, I was…
Don’t Bet Against Ray Johnston
Ray Johnston made the NBA, beat leukemia and formed a rock group, The Ray Johnston Band. Curing cancer and getting a date with Jennifer Aniston are next on his list. Don’t bet against him. He’s a modern Odysseus whose talents and determination have taken him from an undrafted signee with the Dallas Mavericks to lying…
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…