The Toughest of the Tough
Since he was a child, Adrian Velis admired the regal dress blues of his father’s military uniform. Adrian’s father, a US Marine who had served his...
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Throwing Cancer a Curveball
Baseball is not a casual hobby for Storm Rushford; it's his passion and calling in life. Storm puts in far more practice and preparation than any coach or...
Guest Post: Cancer Caregiving Is So Many Things
Julie and Peter Peter and I walked down the aisle at Oceancliff mansion in Newport on a crisp September afternoon in 2004 with the ocean breeze at our...
Three times diagnosed with cancer. Never a symptom. This is Robyn’s story.
Robyn Stewart has had cancer three times, but she’s never had a symptom. Not a single one. Oddly enough, there’s a reasonable explanation for this,...
Fighting to Keep Her Home During Cancer Treatment
Katie Centola personifies strength and independence in all aspects of her life, and a breast cancer diagnosis certainly was not going to make her waver in...
“Financial toxicity exists, but nobody truly understands until you’re living with it”
If you had told Kristen Benjamin two years ago that she would become an advocate for pediatric cancer patient research or work to educate the public about...
“I Thought I Could Do It All On My Own”
Early in 2018, life was moving along pretty nicely for Jonathan Oates. He and his girlfriend Anna, both paramedics, had just bought a house, and both...
“I Was My First Patient”
Jasmine was a hardworking student who always had one goal in mind: medical school. Being accepted into the University of Connecticut Medical School was...
Paying it Forward – A Circle of Gratitude
A cancer diagnosis is never an easy pill to swallow, but for Julie Ann Chase a breast cancer diagnosis presented even more challenges then initially...
“Knowing I had that support allowed me to remain upbeat during the darkest times”
Sarah Greaney entered her early 40s at the peak of her life when she received her unexpected ovarian cancer diagnosis in December 2018. The Lewiston,...