#Diary

Gaby Kressly, now in her early 80s, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016.

Karen Hoyt promised her grandkids she would win a gold medal in the World Transplant Games. She wasn’t going to let HCC stand in her way.

Angela “Jersi” Baker, 48, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has found a new life as a model promoting metastatic breast cancer awareness.

Avie Barron, 34, lives with her husband, Tim, and their three children in Southern California. She was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2017.

Ed Doelp lives with his wife, Dawn, in Smithville, New Jersey. Now in his 60s, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2012.

Gaby Kressly, now in her early 80s, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016.

Adam Hayden is a 36-year-old philosopher, advocate and writer who lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.

Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo was diagnosed with smoldering myeloma in 2008.

Jamie Troil Goldfarb, 40, is a patient advocate and works in public relations. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with her husband and son.

Justin Birckbichler, 26, is an elementary school teacher in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the creator of the blog A Ballsy Sense of Tumor.

Charlie Christmann, 60, is an engineering consultant in Placitas, New Mexico.