Stories of Survival

Mary Lyons
Survivor
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 California town of Tulela[…] Read Mary's Story
Joyce Montgomery
Survivor
The Union Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas is lucky to have Joyce Montgomery, a living testament to the power of prayer. Her faith is incredibly strong. Montgomery is a peritone[…] Read Joyce's Story
Beth Mixon
Survivor
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 survivor of peritoneal mesothelioma. She tur[…] Read Beth's Story
Kasie Coleman
Survivor
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 — pounded Louisiana for an entire week. The[…] Read Kasie's Story
Mavis Nye
Survivor
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 my father in 1993, I still have strong emoti[…] Read Mavis's Story
Walter Merth
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Walter Merth brought 10 fishing poles and enough tackle to catch every bass in Black Lake, taking his unbridled optimism to the family’s late-summer vacation[…] Read Walter's Story
Al Moylan
Survivor
Last month, pleural mesothelioma survivor Al Moylan left home one afternoon on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, joining family and friends for the 120-mile, back roads ride to Curti[…] Read Al's Story
Don B.
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Don Berlin just doesn’t sit very well, living instead by the words of wisdom his doctor said two days after his aggressive surgery — “Don’t stop l[…] Read Don's Story
Ellis Gill
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Ellis Gill never felt so good about a round of golf. There were no thunderous drives, no long birdie putts and not many pars along the way, but he walked off[…] Read Ellis's Story
Andy Ashcraft
Survivor
Mesothelioma survivor Andy Ashcraft unexpectedly took on the role of caregiver Sunday morning when his wife and caregiver, Ruth Ashcraft, collapsed at an American Cancer Society Re[…] Read Andy's Story