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Christine Payette
I’m Christine Payette. I’ve been battling Melanoma cancer since 1984. Surfing while using baby oil to “glisten” was not exactly the right coating on my skin! I’m a regular patient
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Lauren Manduke
In 2009, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 reproductive cancer that started in my Fallopian Tube and spread to my left lung. It was a genetic based cancer (BRCA 2),
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Babette De Lay
Birthdays are special celebrations, especially in my family. I am Babette De Lay, a high school Special Education Instructor and I live in Los Angeles. While I enjoy my job
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Ramona V Ramos
My family and personal experience with breast cancer began with my mother in 1989. She is no longer with us, and this is why I chose to support the American
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Claudia Perez-Favela
My name is Claudia Perez-Favela. I was born and raised in Sinaloa, Mexico, and now live in Imperial, California, a small border town near Baja California. I have three children.
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Dan MacNeilage
My name is Dan MacNeilage. I am a father and a grandfather. I am a survivor and a caregiver. I live in Lathrop, California. I lost my wife to ALS
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Sonya “SJ” Jackson
My battle with cancer began in March 2017 at the age of 29 when I discovered a lump in my right breast one morning while getting ready for work. After
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Ruth Fitzsimmons
Cancer has touched my life in a profound way. I have been a caregiver giver many times for the last 30 years. Every member of my immediate family except me
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Mercy Campos
In 1999 I lost my Dad to prostate cancer. I knew nothing about cancer, but quickly learned to be my dad’s caregiver. In 2004, I moved to Fontana. Through a
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Sandra Coopersmith
The American Cancer Society was my beacon of hope when, at 52. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 1991. They provided me with valuable information and a Reach
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Janna Boelke
My name is Janna Boelke. I live in Santa Monica, CA with my husband, three teenage boys and a revolving door of dogs and cats. I am an attorney with