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Survivor Stories

It was labor day 2005 and my 29th wedding anniversary. Little did I suspect that I would eat something that caused a previously symptom-less tumor in my colon to bleed profusely. Read more...

Imagine being 22 years old and almost 6,000 miles away from your family in a land where no one is like you, you don't know anyone, and the language is as foreign as snow on the equator. Now imagine being in that situation and hearing the words, "You have cancer." Read more...

May 31, 2001—While visiting in Michigan to celebrate my mom's 80th birthday with my dad, my siblings, their spouses and "local" grandchildren, I leaned over to my brother-in-law and said, "Isn't it amazing that we can all be together like this and have not had any family disasters or major illnesses?" Read more...

For over a decade, I was the single mom of two beautiful daughters, Jessica and Jennifer. Then, God smiled down upon me and in November of 2003, I married Zach, the love of my life, and the four of us settled into my little house. Soon after, the four of us became five when, in June of 2004, Rebekah was born. We decided to try for another and toward the end of 2005 I was pregnant again. Read more...

I had my first colonoscopy in September of 2002 following years of suffering with stomach and intestinal pain. At that time, it was discovered that I had Crohn's disease a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disorder. With medications and a modified diet the disease seemed to be in control. However, in the summer of 2004 the Crohn's seemed to be intensifying and caused me concern. Read more...