Patient Stories

When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir by Dr. Paul Kalanithi that was published after his death; his wife finished the final chapter of the book.

Parenting can be hard enough when things are “normal.” Throw in a cancer diagnosis, and your world can spin out of control.

Breast cancer survivor Mary Ficco used Facebook as a way to detail her cancer experience, serving as an advocate to other women about the importance of health screenings and showing empowerment in the face of treatment.

After several weeks of hematuria (blood in the urine), lab tests, a visit to the emergency department, a CT scan, and a biopsy, Robert Aron, PhD, sat in the urologist’s office awaiting his results.

Following 6 months of intensive chemotherapy to treat his stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Dan Dean decided he wasn’t comfortable having a bone marrow transplant.

Tonya Richardson offers a glimpse into how a cancer diagnosis changed her mentality, and writes an open letter to her children.

Read Ernest William II's story of being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Read Michael Kleinrock's intimate story of caring for his wife.

Read Kathleen Vanek's touching story of her husband Jack.

Rowan McNelly ushers in a new reality with her cancer diagnosis as she deals with recovery.

A look at how Roberta Aberle deals with the fact that cancer runs in her family.