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Local Support Stories

Read more about the cancer journey's of some of our participants. 

Sarah's Breast Cancer Story

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Sarah's Story

Sarah’s life was upended when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 at age 35. She had a successful career, was an avid runner, and loved to spend time with her husband, Chris, and their dogs. In the years preceding her diagnosis, she raised suspicions about a lump to her OBGYN, who assured her it was just dense breast tissue. Something still did not feel right, so she asked her primary care physician, who sent her for a mammogram. That led to an ultrasound, which turned into multiple...

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Jenny and James Story

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Jenny and James's Story

Jenny was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2014 when she was 29 years old. “It’s a very rare type of cancer – about ten patients per million people...

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Carol sewing a quilt to be donated

2 min read

The Quilt That Brought Carol to Cancer Support Community

There are many wonderful things we have to be thankful for here at Cancer Support Community, but our amazing team of volunteers sits at the top of...

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Tom standing happily in front a field of Sunflowers

3 min read

Meet Tom!

  A cancer diagnosis impacts each person differently, and each person copes in their own way with a vast range of  emotion. For cancer survivor Tom...

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Pete standing with friend happily.

4 min read

Meet Pete

  There is no explaining how you feel when your doctor says, “you have cancer.” This diagnosis was so overwhelming that I was not myself, and my...

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A cancer survivor holding up a refreshing drink to cheer.

6 min read

Lessons from a Cancer Patient During a Global Pandemic

One of the things that cancer patients talk about when they get together is where they were when they “got the call.” The call that turned life...

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Annamarie under an umbrella bundled up in a snowy weather with a friend.

1 min read

Meet Annamarie

A suspicious spot was found on a chest x-ray Annamarie had in 2010. It was supposed to be a routine screening before an elective surgery...

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Judy surrounded by her family members.

2 min read

Meet Judy

  Judy’s cancer journey started in 2009 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had found a lump but hadn’t told...

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Meditation by the sea

2 min read

Stress 101

Stress 101 Stress and anxiety go hand-in-hand with a cancer diagnosis. Moreover, just because your active treatment has ended doesn’t mean the stress...

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Board member Tom

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All of Us, by Tom Thon

I have been a resident of Columbus for over 35 years. My business career has been in media, primarily managing radio stations. As radio stations are...

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