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Massachusetts
Debbie Nickless

I am Debbie Nickless.  I live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts with Mr. Boomer, my rescue cat.   I was first diagnosed with CCL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) in the 1980s, I was in my early

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Arizona
Lynne Hartke

When breast cancer attempted to silence my voice in 2009, I decided to quit waiting for “someday” and to pursue my dream of becoming a writer.  Surrounded by students who

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California
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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California
Sandra Coopersmith

The American Cancer Society was my beacon of hope when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 1991.  They provided me with valuable information and a Reach to Recovery

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Alabama
Kimberly Johnson

“I had cancer, cancer did not have me!” My name is Kimberly Johnson.  I’m originally from Jacksonville, FL, but have lived in Alabama for all but 12 years of my

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Louisiana
Blair Duthu

My name is Blair Duthu.  I live in Houma, Louisiana with my very supportive husband, Brennan, and two incredible kids, Zachary and Vivian.  I am 40 years old.  I have

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Colorado
Lindsey Zahrte

My name is Lindsey Zahrte.  I live in Golden, CO, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  I am a wife, a boy mom, a first-grade teacher, a daughter, a

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Tennessee
Michael Holtz

I joined my first Relay For Life in 1998, when I worked in the communications department for St. Mary’s Health System in Knoxville, Tennessee, which had a team and was

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Idaho
Emily Watkins

My name is Emily and I am a stage four cancer survivor.  At just 18 months old, after a bloated stomach and the inability to go to the bathroom, doctors

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Arizona
Joleen Goss

I live in Kingman, Arizona with my spouse, Robin.  I am retired and enjoy my free time traveling to visit with family and friends.  I have had the pleasure of

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Ohio
Carolyn Breinich

Carolyn Breinich was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in 1994, five days before her 14th birthday. Her treatment consisted of two and a half years of chemo and ten days

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California
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

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