Survivor Stories

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Meg Berte Owen, a 13-year survivor of Hodgkin's disease, shares her philosophy on life after cancer. Meg stresses the importance of support after active treatment and making her new reality the best it can be. She recounts the thrilling experience of participating in the Tour of Hope, a coast-to-coast relay bike ride led by Lance Armstrong, in which she rode 80 to 100 miles a day, despite having significant damage to her lungs as a result of her disease and its treatment.

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Cathy Bueti, widowed at age 25 and diagnosed with breast cancer age 31, is a seven-year survivor. She shares highlights from her memoir, Breastless in the City: A Young Woman's Story of Love, Loss, and Breast Cancer. Cathy tells of her determination to date throughout her illness with humor and courage.

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Nicholas Du Brul, a 25-year survivor of the childhood cancer Ewing's sarcoma, reports that he went on to marry after treatment and that he and his wife are parents of a five-year-old girl, "one of many miracles."

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Karen Greene, a seven-year survivor of metastatic bladder cancer, observes, "We faced our mortality and are still here -- live long and prosper!"

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Linda Horowitz Freedman, wife of an eight-year survivor of lung cancer, recounts the effect of her husband's illness on her children and family life and how the strength of her family was vital during very trying times. "We're a team and this journey would not have been possible without their [family members'] combined love and support."

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Bob Kosinski, a 15-year survivor of a brain tumor, discusses the enormous challenges of being permanently visually impaired as a result of his tumor. "This was not an easy experience for me. It took me a long time to realize that this was a new way of life for me -- a new normal."

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Brian Wickman, who survived thyroid cancer and sarcoma, asks, "How long must one survive to be considered a cancer survivor?" His answer? "Surviving is just another word for living. And so, as long as I'm alive, I'm a survivor." He expresses how love helped him through his experience.