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Tennessee
Lori Kuhuski

My journey began a few days after returning from my honeymoon.  Going to the Doctor was not supposed to result in a trip to a specialist that tells you, “You

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Florida
Toby Williams

My name is Toby Williams. My journey with the American Cancer Society began in 2007.  That year I participated in Making Strides and Relay in memory of my mom and

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Tennessee
Sara Thornburgh

My name is Sara Thornburgh.   I live in Lebanon, Tennessee.  I am a 42 year Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia survivor and a 5 time survivor of  Basal Cell Carcinomas. In 1981,

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Tennessee
Suzanne Horsley

My name is Suzanne Horsley.  My husband, David, and I live in Memphis, Tennessee.  I am a 11-year (2012) breast cancer survivor.   I am currently surviving and thriving. My breast

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Florida
Jean Grieve

I am Jean Grieve.  I moved to Fort Walton Beach in 2006 and am truly blessed to be able to enjoy being near one of my two stepdaughters and two

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Ohio
Saralyn Lash

My name is Saralyn Lash.  I am a 28 year survivor of endometrial cancer.  You know what’s extra cool about that?  I’ve been a survivor for more than half of

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Ohio
Brenda George

My name is Brenda George and I live in Marysville, Ohio. I am a wife, a mother and a grandmother to nine grandchildren. Cancer first touched my life when my

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Nebraska
Denise Mohlman

In 1978, at the age of 17, my grandad was diagnosed with lung cancer.  At this time, cancer was a death sentence.  Every weekend for the next year, I drove

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Michigan
Jennifer Barnes

     My involvement with the American Cancer Society began in 1989 when I became my grandmother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with colon cancer.  I participated in a local

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Texas
Twyla Varnado

  I am Twyla R. Varnado from San Antonio, Texas.  I have been relaying since 2012.  I have spoken at over 30 Relay events, Infusion Centers, on television, and with

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Texas
Theresa Miller

I am Theresa Miller from Waller, Texas.  In 2006, I was diagnosed with 3 primary cancers – Stage III Colon cancer, kidney cancer, and thyroid cancer.  My journey consisted of

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Georgia
Nan Jenkins

Nan Jenkins began volunteering for the American Cancer Society 33 years ago to “fight back” in memory of her mom and dad whom she lost to cancer in 1989 &

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