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A Breast Cancer Diary: Angela Baker
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Daniel and I in Hawaii in 2016

A Mantle Cell Lymphoma Diary: Lindy Sledge

A former labor and delivery nurse, Lindy Sledge, 62, lives with her family in Franklin, Kentucky. She has mantle cell lymphoma.
Shelley Kerr

Warrior Artist

Shelley Kerr, 65, is an award-winning bronze sculptor who lives with her husband in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has Stage IV bladder cancer.
Researching her own breast cancer drove Jamil Rivers into advocacy.

A Metastatic Breast Cancer Diary: Jamil Rivers

Jamil Rivers, 42, is the board president of METAvivor, a nonprofit breast cancer organization.
Adam Hayden with his wife and their boys

Finding Myself in Illness

Cancer Health blogger Adam Hayden, 38, a philosopher and palliative care advocate, lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.
Celia Ruiz Tomlinson

A Lung Cancer Diary: Celia Ruiz Tomlinson

Celia Ruiz Tomlinson was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer in 2012. Today, she’s 79, and blogging about her life.
Jamil Rivers, metastatic breast cancer advocate and president of METAvivor

A Metastatic Breast Cancer Diary: Jamil Rivers

Jamil Rivers, 42, is the board president of METAvivor, a nonprofit breast cancer organization. She is living with metastatic breast cancer.
Heidi Yates and her family

A Leukemia Diary: Heidi Yates

A registered dietitian with a passion for exercise, Heidi Yates, 40, lives with her family in Memphis. She has chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Jill Cadman

The Secret

Jill Cadman is a former patient advocate and educator living with HIV and Stage IV colon cancer.
Avie and Tim Barron with (from left) children Jamie Lynne, Paige and Elijah

A Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Diary: Avie Barron

A dedicated student of jiujitsu, Avie Barron, 36, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in her right lung.
Glenn Sabin

What I Eat

Glenn Sabin, diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia 29 years ago, lives in Maryland with his wife, Linda, and sons, Miles and Jared.
Erica has continued her journey as inspirational speaker, cancer advocate, founder of Dzire2Survive and her modeling career in both runway and editorial fashion.

A Hodgkin Lymphoma Diary: Erica Campbell

After Erica Campbell was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma, she could barely stand. Now she’s walking runways as a plus-size model.

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Jeff Neurman with his wife, Melissa

A Leukemia Diary: Jeff Neurman

Six years after his diagnosis with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Jeff Neurman blogs and cohosts a podcast for men with cancer.
David Dye and his mentor, Nell Haigh, with raised-bed butter beans, okra

An Enduring Gift of Gardening

O. David Dye, 77, a multiple myeloma survivor who lives in Troy, Alabama, is training to be a master gardener.
Megan-Claire Chase

Infertility Grief

Cancer Health blogger and breast cancer survivor Megan-Claire Chase lives in Atlanta.
"The Underlying" by Anne Boyer

Disobedience

Anne Boyer, a poet and essayist, writes about her experience with triple-negative breast cancer in “The Undying.”
Sheila McGlown

A Breast Cancer Diary: Sheila McGlown

Former Air Force senior master sergeant Sheila McGlown, 53, has metastatic breast cancer. She lives with her husband near St. Louis.
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