Most people have been affected by cancer in one way or another. Whether it’s through a family or friend, or even a personal battle. Share your story here and let others know they’re not alone in the climb against cancer.
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of working for the city of Kennesaw, GA (USA). A personal mentor of mine, Bill Thrash, was someone who guided me through every step of the way. He was an active man in the city as a councilman and mentor to youth all over the city. He facilitated…
Read moreOne year ago a simple umbilical hernia saved my life. During a routine surgery to repair it, a strange mucous was found that turned out to be cancerous. After an appendectomy and visits to several oncologists, I was diagnosed with Appendix Cancer or more specifically Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix. Basically this is a mucous…
Read moreI've been wanting to shave my head in aid of Cancer Research UK since I was about 15 years old (I'm now 21) after the shock of finding out that my boyfriend at the time had lost his mother to cancer. After meeting too much counter argument for my under-developed conviction to fight against, I…
Read moreIn August 2012 I celebrated my 50th birthday climbing around the Stripsenjoch Hutte in the Wilde Kaiser in Austria – I felt great apart from symptoms that I associated with ageing and IBS (persistent pain in the abdomen, feeling that my guts were bursting out of my tummy, weeing more often, diarrhea.. ) A few…
Read moreYou chose your cancer well.... They were the words of my surgeon, and he was right, not that I chose cancer at all, but testicular cancer would be the one to have. My right nad may disagree were it still here. I owe a lot to my cancer though, which may sound a little strange…
Read moreI did some rock climbing in my early twenties, mostly bouldering, although there was some roped climbs. In my mid to late twenties, I focused more on cycling, and not so much on climbing. Just after my 30th birthday I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. It was located in my salivary gland,…
Read moreBack in April of 2012, my mom was diagnosed with ampullary carcinoma. Since then, she has gone through chemo and radiation treatments, but she was too weak to finish the treatments so they stopped. They have considered every option, but they cannot go forward with anything because she also has liver cirrhosis. They say that…
Read moreWhen I found out my mother had cancer that was the beginning of my new hobby climbing! I decided to show her that if I could climb mountains with a bad back then she could also climb her own mountain fighting cancer. Although sadly she has now died her illness and bravery inspired me to…
Read moreMy uncle recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 in December, and passed away on February 1. I am an avid climber, and he was always quite the outdoorsman. I once told him that I would take him climbing, but we never got the opportunity. He would spend days,…
Read moreHola a todos. En enero de 2012,empezé a notar molestias en un testiculo,despues de autoexploración pasé a urologo,me hicieron pruebas y analisis me diagnosticarón un tumor,la guadaña se poso sobre mi,seguí escalando a modo de desahogo sin grandes pretensiones,estuve esperando la operación 2 meses,por fin en julio me la hicierón y extirparón completamente el testiculo,ahora…
Read moreMy father overcame Cancer twice, but about 6 months after the latest I started to realise how it not only chanced and affected his own life but also mine. I see a slight fear in eye's when I'm talking to him, he sees my worries. We don't have BIG conversations about it, but we know...!!!!…
Read moreAfter having trouble swallowing I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer before christmas 2012. I am presently about to start my second cycle of chemo and my hair is starting to go.. However.. I see this all as just another mountain to climb and I think that, just as in climbing, I will take each obstacle…
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