Mailynn Lamarr

Mailynn Lamarr

by | Jul 10, 2020 | Stories

“Though she be but little she is fierce” – Shakespeare Meet Mailynn Lamarr! Nine year old Mailynn was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. What started as a perceived ear infection, turned into a life changing circumstance. Eventually, Mailynn had to undergo...
Lee Ann Proia

Lee Ann Proia

by | Aug 26, 2019 | Stories

Lee Ann Proia Towards the end of the summer, 2018, I started to feel fatigued and lost my appetite. Over the next six months I lost nearly fifty pounds. I went to my general practitioner, you know, the “good old boy”, local doctor that has taken care of me for nearly...
Emily VanKeuren

Emily VanKeuren

by | Aug 2, 2019 | Stories

Emily VanKeuren Emily is a 17 year old high school junior from Comstock Park, Michigan.  She tells her story in a paper submitted to her English Composition class. Emily learned she was cancer free on March 6, 2017. October 21st of every year will never be the same...
Carol McLane

Carol McLane

by | Aug 2, 2019 | Stories

Carol McLane I am a daughter, a mother, a grandmother, and a friend. I am retired after working for the State of Michigan for 32 years. I have enjoyed retirement for several years, being active in my church and community. The last thing I planned was this walk with...
Cadia Wiseman

Cadia Wiseman

by | Aug 1, 2019 | Stories

Cadia Wiseman CHILDHOOD CANCER September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  You may ask yourself, “What does that mean to me?”  Well last year, I would have asked myself the same question…until my daughter, Cadia, was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic...
Angelique Slater

Angelique Slater

by | Jul 31, 2019 | Stories

Angelique Slater When I was about eight or nine my Grammie was diagnosed with breast cancer. While she was being treated my Gramps came home with a medical grade fake breast that had different types of lumps in it. He was a chief x-ray tech so we got crash courses on...
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