Stories of Hope - Nancy's List

My decision to focus this website on HOPE comes from my obsessive curiosity and fascination with the question of what it takes for a patient to defy medical statistics and survive and thrive, despite the severity of the diagnosis. What role does HOPE have in that outcome? What about a strong will to live? How does one prepare to face the challenges and the traumas of a cancer diagnosis and treatment? How does one deal with the angst to get through the fears and uncertainties? And then, how does a person cope with the enormity of the internal changes that have taken place on the cancer path … the physical, the emotional, and the spiritual?

I want to use the experiences of the authors and myself to bring a sense of hope, a sense of belonging to a greater community, to encourage my sisters and brothers to receive the blessings of those who have walked the cancer walk before. We hold your hand and your heart.

That is the spirit in which we share our stories and hopefully contribute to your healing.

Balancing Motherhood and Treatment
Stephanie Williams

What to Do When Things Go Better Than Expected:
Finding My New Normal with “NED” Ten Years Later
Lindsay McDonell

I Survived Cancer And Here is How I Did It
Marianne Sarcich

HEAL-U, One Woman’s Journey to Overcome Incurable Cancer
Jenny Kennedy

Space for Humanity
Sean Swarner

Rachel Remen M.D.

Get Through Cancer: Check?
Paige Davis

Facing Cancer in Your 20s
Suleika Jaouad

Survival Lessons
Alice Hoffman

How I Date After Cancer
Aisling Carroll

Running with Scars
Barbi Appelquist