7 Times a Survivor
My name is Brian and I have fought and beat Liposarcoma 7 times. I was 29 when the first tumor, from my right spermatic cord, appeared in 1998. I am an Ironman, ultramarathoner, indoor cycle
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Pink Ink Tattoo
I was 39 years old when they told me I had breast cancer. Surely, they had me confused with someone else. I had no family history, I couldn’t feel any lumps.The biopsy results came in, it was positive
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From LEEP to NED
Hi, my name is Coral Conway. I live in Miami but I am originally from Argentina.Last January, I started having some back pains. I went from doctor to doctor and no one could tell me what was wrong
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Live a Life You Will Remember
Stuart Huller, testicular cancer survivor217 days ago, I heard the 3 words “You have Cancer”. I was in total shock, alone in a new country, and utterly terrified. I had just moved to Luxembourg from
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Attitude is Everything
My name is Lia Sartorio and I am 21 years old. I am Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma SURVIVOR! My world was turned upside down on May 6th, 2019, when I was diagnosed with lymphoma. I had been experiencing
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Get Checked. You’ll Be Glad You Did!
My name is Dana. I am 58 years old and am semi-retired. I worked in law enforcement for over 28 years. Currently, I work part time doing property maintenance and management, sub contracting, and
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Pain, Misdiagnosis and Recovery
Before I start telling my story, I have to briefly summarize who I am. I was born in a small village named Ponte de Lima, in Portugal. I live in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. All my life, I’ve always been a
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Cancer doesn’t take a holiday break
Christina Bain and familyThis week, we sat down with Christina Bain — mother, blogger/web-designer, expert-level knitter, advocate, and chronic colorectal cancer survivor. Christina shared how living
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Chemo, Recurrence and Healing
Casey Head, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivorAt 31 years old, my whole world changed. On an unforgettable Valentine’s day in 2014 I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I was in the
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A New Approach To Grief For Cancer Survivors
Grief is defined as “the pain of mind produced by loss or misfortune of any kind”. For those who have experienced grief, these straightforward words do not come close to describing the deep, all
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Faith, Family and Cancer
I found the will to live after my cancer diagnosis. Life became much more precious to me then before, I loved and valued my family and friends more, and most importantly GOD became my number priority.
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Facing Cancer with the Heart of an Olympian
Even though most know me as a Team USA high jumper, first and foremost, I am a mother of 3, a wife, and a believer. My kids are aged 6, 8, and 12. In June of 2019 I was diagnosed with triple-negative
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Starting Over Again
Most fourth-graders are worried about their TAKS test results or how they’re going to make fifth grade the best year ever! However, that wasn’t the case for now 20 years old, Alyana (Dani) Alvarez. At
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Hope Outweighs the Struggle
In November of 2004, I was in the very best shape of my life. A few months prior, I had run my fastest marathon in San Diego, beating out all of my previous six finishing times in Austin, Nashville,
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Being born and brought up in Austin with English as my first language, I never thought about…
Lost in Translation: Language Barriers During TreatmentBeing born and brought up in Austin with English as my first language, I never thought about language at my doctor visits, let alone language
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Living in the Present
I was born in Virginia but have lived in Texas since age two. I lived in Austin for college and Houston for physician assistant school now I’m in the Fort Worth area. I worked as a PA for 14 years.
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Coming Back After Lung Cancer with Livestrong at the YMCA
My name is Stacey Stover. I am from Conrad, Iowa. I live with my husband and 3 amazing children ages 14, 12, and 7. I was 40 years old when I was diagnosed with stage 1 Lung cancer. I had a lobectomy
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A Story NOT Silenced By Oral Cancer
Eva Grayzel, oral cancer survivorWhat Mom puts herself before her kids? I had the sore on my tongue for a month. Everything else seemed more important. Finally, I got to an oral surgeon who did an
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One Step at a Time
One Step At A TimeOctober. Second. Two Thousand Thirteen. That’s a date that will forever be etched into the back of my mind because it destroyed me completely. After 6 weeks of trying to figure out
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One Step At A Time
October. Second. Two Thousand Thirteen. That’s a date that will forever be etched into the back of my mind because it destroyed me completely. After six weeks of trying to figure out what the hell was
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You Are Never Alone — Silu’s Battle Against Breast Cancer
You Are Never Alone — Silu’s Battle Against Breast CancerI am from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am now a personal trainer, author, and motivational speaker. I was diagnosed in August 2018 with stage 1
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Mother, Blogger, Breast Cancer Survivor
Mother, Blogger, Breast Cancer FighterDanielle, 2 time breast cancer survivorMy name is Danielle and I am a 36 year old single mother of three super-awesome children. We live outside of Atlanta, but I
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Embracing Life with Mesothelioma
Embracing Life After MesotheliomaI was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2012 when I was 63 years old. Even with my nursing background, I didn’t know much about mesothelioma until my diagnosis. I
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It is no secret that the number of individuals diagnosed with cancer has increased over the last…
Health Literacy in Action: Providing Patient-Centered Care at the Livestrong Cancer InstitutesIt is no secret that the number of individuals diagnosed with cancer has increased over the last 40 years
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