News - Part 11
The Honorable Mark White Cancer & Life
Mark White was the 43rd governor of the great state of Texas from 1983 to 1987. He became a cancer survivor at the age of 67 in 2006. Kate Allen Stukenberg sits down with the former governor for a candid conversation about being diagnosed with cancer, telling his family, and what happened next. How did…
Tony’s Story
There are times when there is no question. The strength that you find is not your own. You find it in family, friends, doctors, nurses, even strangers. The strength comes from their prayers and our heavenly Father. In 1990, our youngest son, Tony — then the age of 3 — was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a…
Survivor Support
In the fall of 2004, I was beginning my junior year at Texas Tech University. I was on track to graduate in August of 2005 and had plans to attend graduate school. During the first semester, I noticed a knot on the back of my head while watching a movie with my mom (she was…
Elizabeth Edwards: in memoriam (1949-2010)
In October, 2004, Elizabeth Edwards was traveling the United States supporting her husband, John Edwards, the former senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee. While on the campaign trail in Wisconsin, she detected a lump the size of a slice of plum on the side of her breast. Having a harmless breast cyst before, she thought…
Reaching to Recovery: Delivering Pin Cushions & Dispensing Bird Seed
When I awoke from my biopsy and heard the doctor say, “I’m sorry Mrs. Cohen, but it’s malignant,” I looked around to see if there was another Mrs. Cohen in the room. But then I looked from his face to that of my husband and knew I was the Mrs. Cohen he was talking to….