“My Voice” by Miguel Jacobo
My side of the story… My name is Miguel Jacobo and my journey begins when I was 22 years old. I had just moved back to my dad’s house from taking a “year off” in Las Vegas, where I was staying with my mom. I had moved back in October and by March my dad […]
“My Voice” by Kim Manson
I am Kim and I am 34 years old My partner – soon to be husband – of 13 years is Bryan. My sons are Daniel (6), Will (5) and my daughter Emma is 17 months. I have a little sister, a mum, a dad and a little brother. And we have melanoma. I say […]
“My Voice” by Rebecca MacKenzie
I once read a quote from A.A. Milne. Christopher Robin says to Pooh, “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” The quote is so simply put, and is easy to dismiss; however, its sums up my cancer experience. People always ask me: […]
“My Voice” by Glenda Standeven
It was March, 1987. The doctor’s mouth was moving but I’d stopped hearing the moment he said the word cancer. I was sitting on the edge of the hospital bed trying to listen to a doctor who couldn’t meet my gaze as he explained how the needle biopsy results indicated the tumour in the ball […]
“My Voice” by Jodie Kline
One thing I have learned as I have grown older is that everyone has a story about something that has impacted their life dramatically. This is mine. Five and a half years ago, at the age of 37 I thought I was invincible. I was single, active and had a successful business career. I traveled, […]
“My Voice” by Kelvin Lynch
My tumor first made its appearance when I was 25 years old. I was living in Atlanta, I was working at a hospital, and I was having the time of my life. Suddenly, over the course of a few weeks, I started having sharp shooting pains down my right arm and noticed a lump in […]
“My Voice” by Lisa Januzzi Gaskin
In July 2001, I was 34 years old, had been married 11 years and I got pregnant by accident. I say “by accident” because we were “waiting to be financially secure”. I now realize unless you hit the lottery you are never really financially secure! So here I was, newly pregnant, planning my future and […]
“My Voice” by Laurey Masterton
Laurey Bikes – a bit of my story For starters it is important to say I am a 21 year ovarian cancer survivor. And a 30 year uterine cancer survivor. I just turned 55 and feel as healthy and vibrant as I ever have. Life is a good thing. Last year, when I was 54 […]
“My Voice” by David Dorfman
The Crash Christmas chemo rescheduling put me next to Erica, a ginger-haired angelic-looking patient about my age, She was more vibrant than the other patients waiting for treatment. When I asked about this, she revealed her secret: a triathlon team. Soon, falling flat on my face would be the best evidence that I was surviving […]
“My Voice” by Marisa Mir
Jeez, where do I begin? I could start by going back to July 17, 2002, when I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but my story really begins in 1972 when I was just a fetus growing in my mother’s belly. As my body was forming, everything was coming along nicely…except for one thing. My intestines […]
“My Voice” by Trish Lannon
“Oh, The Places You Will Go!” My Journey with Cancer “I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” ~Dr. Seuss For as […]
“My Voice” by Daniel Braun
April 16th, 2001…the day that changed my life. It was an early Sunday morning and I was on my way to work. I noticed a small lump on my neck. I didn’t think anything of it. I went along with my day, but the lump kept getting bigger. By days end, I had a lump […]
“My Voice” by Cheryl Molle’
My life is a blessing, and I am lucky enough to realize it. Most people go through life not knowing how fragile life is, they don’t know what a gift they have been given, until it is almost taken away. I have always known my life is a gift. My name is Cheryl Molle’, I […]
“My Voice” by Heather Glass
My story is different than most. In fact, I hardly feel like a “survivor” at all – I don’t feel like I measure up to all the strong individuals who received their diagnosis, invasive and debilitating treatments, and maybe (hopefully) a good prognosis after all the life-prolonging damage has been done. No, no… that’s not […]
“My Voice” by Jennifer Pates
This is me…. My name is Jennifer (Jenni) Pates. Up until I was 23, I was like every other 23 year old. My main concerns were college, friends, having a good time and of course partying. Then in March of 2003 everything changed. I went in for my yearly pap and came out with cancer. […]
“My Voice” by Jamie Lindsay
Thanks for the lessons, and Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I was born a long time ago and was Jean and Sandy’s bouncing baby boy, James, a.k.a. Jamie. A review of the facts surrounding my arrival might lead one to believe that I was not supposed to be here. You see, seven years before I hit […]
“My Voice” by Brienne Fisher
I had the dream. That’s when I got sort of concerned. I had only dreamt about my body twice in my life, the two times I was pregnant, and having a dream that I had cancer was unsettling at best. I decided it was probably time to schedule my annual and talk with my Ob-Gyn […]
“My Voice” by Julie Blackman
My name is Julie Blackman. I just turned 37 years old May 23, 2009 and I am a Stage 2A Breast Cancer survivor. I have just finished my last radiation a few weeks ago and will start my Tomoxifin treatments soon and will have to take them for five years after that. I always had […]
“My Voice” by Chad Whitman
My story begins in the fall of 2005, just before my 28th birthday. I had a mole that was on the back of my head hidden under my hair. I’d had it my whole life but it had always been just that, a regular mole like all the other ones I have. One day I […]
“My Voice” by Michelle Hastings
As I sit here looking back on the past year, I marvel at where I was, where I am, and what I have to look forward to. A year ago, I was Michelle: mom, wife, daughter, sister, employee, student, etc. I had titles that clearly defined who I was and what was expected of me. […]
“My Voice” by Rachel Miller
A Story of Hope My cancer journey began in Oct. 2000. I was a stay at home mom with a five year old son. My husband and I had just found out we were expecting another baby. We were very excited and looking forward to the new addition to our family. I was only four […]
“My Voice” by Eric Galvez
Evolution Every survivor has a story. This is mine. I worked for two years as a physical therapist before my life changing conversation with my PCP (Primary Care Physician). Before I get into that let me tell you a little bit about myself. I’m the consummate underdog. “You’re too small to play sports.” “Your GPA […]
“My Voice” by Jill Foltz
July 21st, 2003 was the date. It’s funny because I actually have to double check the date. I know it’s July, and I know it’s 20-something but I can never remember the exact date. Not sure what that means, but I’ll take as a good sign. Anyway, that’s when I found out I had breast […]
“My Voice” by Suzanne Lindley
The word survivorship gains new meaning after hearing “You Have Cancer.” I had survived many things in the 31 years before those words….being thrown from a horse, an automobile accident, toxemia and the premature delivery of both daughters, and even a pulmonary embolism. Nothing could have prepared me for the decade that would follow those […]
