Patient Stories
- Real life experiences…real life issues (8/20/2014) - Real life experiences…real life issues (Submitted Anonymously) In our lifetime, many of us will act as a caregiver or patient advocate for a loved one. It […]
- It’s Not Forever, It’s Just For Now. (2/5/2020) - By Tracy Tarnowski I was going to get the results today. The waiting would be over. It was August 2, 2006. My husband, Mike, and I […]
- Kidney cancer, an unannounced visitor (10/15/2012) - By Benoit Bisson In life, there are moments that had a profound impact on me, such as the birth of my children, birthdays of loved ones, […]
- Jacquelin Holzman - excerpt from Death Can Wait, a compilation of stories by cancer survivors. (9/17/2012) - The call from my doctor finally comes. “Jackie,” he says, “I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news? You have breast cancer. […]
- My Journey With Prostate Cancer (8/21/2012) - by Tom Gentles My family doctor had been checking my PSA during annual visits. In June of 1997 he told me what PSA meant, and that […]
- Nicolas’ Story (3/1/2021) - Nicolas was a young boy who lived his life with gusto, bravery and a full ability to express his eccentric sides. Nicolas never took no for […]
- The Moments That Define Our Future (2/6/2020) - by Femma Norton My first brush with cancer patient advocacy was 42 years ago, long before the advent of computer and internet literacy with its wealth […]
- From a patient’s perspective: Tanny Nadon (11/17/2011) - I could be seen as unlucky: I am a former cancer patient, suffer two other chronic diseases and am getting older. However, I live in a […]
- “Cancer Was Just an Obstacle” (9/27/2011) - by Perry Monaco My entire world changed on August 9th, 2009. My first and only child, Grace Stephanie, was born to my wife, Christy and me […]
- Enjoying Life With a Grateful Heart (8/11/2020) - After 20 years since my last diagnosis, it came as a surprise to hear the surgeon say, “I’m going to be blunt. Your biopsy is positive […]