Stories of Survival

Anonymous

Colon Cancer

"There are dates you will never forget... your birthday, your graduation from school, the time you were married, and many more important dates. One that I will always remember is March 6, 1992. On this date, I had surgery for a malignant tumor in my rectum...." Read more »

Anonymous

Colon Cancer

"On March 22, 1991, I had surgery for stage-3 colon cancer. The cancer had spread into my lymph system and tested positive in five of thirteen lymph nodes. I was only 37 years old and I was supposed to be too young to have colon cancer. At the time I didn't think I had long to live...." Read more »

Anonymous

Breast Cancer

"It is true, when first diagnosed with cancer, you cry...." Read more »

Anonymous

When Suzanne Holley asked me to write this article, she said it gave her a "buzz" to give a former instructor an assignment. The real "buzz" is mine; I'm alive to complete this assignment...." Read more »

Anonymous

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

"One morning, exactly two weeks, three days and thirteen and one half hours after my first chemo treatment at McLeod, I awoke to discover my pillow had grown hair overnight...." Read more »