When Ron was diagnosed with localized prostate cancer, he didn’t panic—he prepared. He dug into research, sought out multiple second opinions, and ultimately used genetic testing to guide a treatment plan that…

Jeff’s Prostate Cancer Story Jeff Morgan believes that when you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, you have a choice to go down one of two paths: you can either simply follow your…

Don’s Prostate Cancer Story When Don Tate’s prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test results came back borderline high, his primary physician recommended that he see a urologist to determine if he had developed prostate…

Jeanne Huybrechts understands the value of education. Jeanne and her husband moved from the Midwest to California several decades ago, settling in Los Angeles, where they raised their children and built careers….

When Julie Hess and Dr. Joanne Weidhaas met as second graders in Michigan, it was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. “I called her by her nickname, Jonie, and she called me…

Stephanie Czajkowski is one of those actors who, when you see her on a television program or movie screen, you say to yourself, “Wait, haven’t I seen her before?” You probably have….

Jane* had always followed the medical guidelines, so at age 40, she started her annual mammogram screenings. In March of 2009, right before her 57th birthday, Jane went in for what she…

Jenn Roark was only 33 when she was first diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. She felt a hard spot on her breast, short of a lump, but decided to be safe…

When pathology reports from her lung cancer biopsy showed that 56-year-old Karen Peterson was positive for the KRAS oncogene, she had never heard of the KRAS protein before. Karen and her family…

For women approaching or experiencing menopause, the question of whether or not to utilize hormone replacement therapy is a common one. After her hysterectomy at age 45, Hazel, now 87 years old…

Cancer survivors and their loved ones are no strangers to the adverse effects chemotherapy can have on one’s body, mind, and spirit. Despite these setbacks, Mirakind community member and blogger, Heather Trojan,…

The holiday season is a time of remembrance. We relive our favorite memories around the dinner table, exchange gifts with those who helped make them, and mourn those no longer with us….