Stories from Survivors – Page 12
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blogStories from SurvivorsKaren Frantz met her peritoneal mesothelioma cancer diagnosis in 2015 with little emotion. “I’m already a survivor. The diagnosis didn’t really faze me…
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Air Force Veteran Faces Mesothelioma with SEAL Mentality
Air Force veteran Dave Knapp was never a U.S. Navy SEAL, but there are times now — after reading “Lone Survivor,” a nonfiction American… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor Credits Unconventional Treatment Plan
Ruth and Glenn Phillips were married in December more than 35 years ago, but they have celebrated their anniversary the past 17 years on… -
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Miracle Man: Legacy of Mesothelioma Survivor Barry Knowles
Barry Knowles, an Australian man diagnosed with mesothelioma, made cancer headlines in 2015 because of his amazingly long survival — six years —… -
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor: Cancer Is ‘Mind over Matter’
Peritoneal mesothelioma taught Isabel De La Camara how to live a fuller and happier life — a lesson she has joyfully passed to her… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor Forges an Unbreakable Bond
Mary Lyons and her beloved border collie, Kailani, drove six hours through afternoon traffic to attend a two-day sheepherding clinic in the rural northern… -
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Mesothelioma Survivor Credits Healing Hands of God
The Union Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas is lucky to have Joyce Montgomery, a living testament to the power of prayer. Her faith is… -
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor: ‘Integrative Medicine Works’
Beth Mixon believes God kept her around this long for good reason, a purpose just now coming into focus. Mixon is a miraculous, 16-year… -
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After the Flood: Learning a New Normal with Cancer
It’s been more than a month after a record 6.9 trillion gallons of rain — enough to fill 10.4 million Olympic-size swimming pools —… -
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7-Year UK Mesothelioma Survivor Mavis Nye Inspires Hope
As part of my personal healing process, I joined a U.K. Facebook group for people who have lost loved ones to mesothelioma. Having lost…