Survivor Journeys
Chronic myelogenous leukemia survivor Melvin Mann reflects on the benefits and the logistical challenges of his participation in a clinical trial.
Rabbi Ben David was comfortable in his role of helping those in need, but he had to rely on others after his lymphoma diagnosis. The marathon runner has returned to an active life one step at a time.
A father with metastatic kidney cancer embraces moments with his 3-year-old son while pondering how he’ll be remembered.
Amanda Rose Ferraro’s leukemia diagnosis forced her to spend time at the hospital away from her 3-year-old-son. She calls focusing on her health and leaving her son “the hardest thing I have ever had to do.”
Faced with a dramatically poor prognosis for their daughter, Elizabeth Buell-Fleming's parents were pulled back from the cliff by an investigational monoclonal antibody.
A 12-year survivor of stage 3B lung cancer, Tomma Hargraves uses her experience and training as a patient lay navigator to help others diagnosed with the disease.
During a clinical trial for the immunotherapeutic nivolumab, Philip found the quality of his life "improved monthly."
School counselor Diane Nathaniel creates communities for herself and those around her in Brooklyn and beyond. Her colon cancer diagnosis at the age of 44 led her to patient advocacy.
When his melanoma spread, Bob turned to a clinical trial of an investigational, local immunotherapy called T-Vec.
Before surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for her stage 3 breast cancer, Christine Cosby participated in a prehabilitation trial that she credits with helping her bother physically and mentally for her treatments.