Watch personal stories from cancer survivors and patients. Some videos may share the experiences or insights of current cancer patients, while other stories may provide inspiration and hope from those who have survived cancer. Get more information on the videos below.
CANCER SURVIVOR AND PATIENT VIDEOS
Living and Thriving with Metastatic Breast Cancer
When she is asked about her long journey with breast cancer, Omaha native DeDra Robb responds reflectively. “It’s definitely not a road that I would have chosen for myself, but I guess I’m walking [...]
Turning Cancer Into Something Positive
It’s been over 9 ½ years now since Cheryl Stevens was diagnosed with stage two triple negative breast cancer. Like many cancer patients who hear the words “you’ve been diagnosed with cancer”, Cheryl was [...]
My Journey with Stage4 Colon Cancer
Diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, Keisha Holloway shares her journey of going through cancer, which has included her cancer going into remission, only to come back again. As a young working mother, with [...]
Living with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer and Thriving
Mary Sue David knows what it’s like to hear the words “you have cancer.” She had once been diagnosed with breast cancer and then went through treatment for that cancer. Having already gone on [...]
My Journey Through Stage 3 Hodgkin Lymphoma
When a chronic cough wouldn’t go away, Steve Arquitte didn’t think much about it. It was early April and spring was in bloom. He attributed his cough to allergies. “You just have a cough, [...]
The Perfect Swish – Mike’s Story
Throat Cancer Survivor Story – The Perfect Swish Growing up, Omaha native Mike Hatfield had two loves: Music and basketball. He started playing hoops when he was ten and always was able to [...]
Faith is Tougher than Cancer – Faith’s Story
Faith Stevenson didn’t have time to be bothered by cancer. She was busy running her towing business and had just bought a restaurant. Now, with two businesses to manage, she was really stretched for [...]
Breast Cancer Can Affect Men – Rick’s Story
Male Breast Cancer Male breast cancer survivor Rick Gough never in a million years thought that his routine visit to a dermatologist would eventually lead to a breast cancer diagnosis and his journey [...]
Beating Pancreatic Cancer – Bob Etzel
Surviving Pancreatic Cancer Against All Odds “An emotional roller coaster” is how Robert Etzel describes his journey with pancreatic cancer. And there were plenty of dips, bumps and low points for Bob along [...]
Facing Breast Cancer at a Young Age – Stephanie Shephard
Breast Cancer Will Not Change Me Diagnosed with stage three breast cancer shortly after her thirty-second birthday, Stephanie went through chemotherapy, radiation, a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction. And she did it as [...]
Breast Cancer Was a Long Journey – Christine Kathman
Getting Through Breast Cancer With a Smile Christine had always considered herself to be in good shape. A self professed exercise nut, she also enjoyed hunting and fishing. In fact, she did push [...]
Taking On Ovarian Cancer – Yvonne Sumner
Ovarian cancer survivor Yvonne Sumner never thought she’d be a cancer patient. She was just being “grandma”, going in for a routine check-up, when she was told that she needed a CAT-scan because her [...]
The Fight of My Life – Mindy VonWeihe
Mindy Fought Breast Cancer with Both Fists and Made It When Mindy was diagnosed with breast cancer, she remembers how her mother fought against cancer. Her mother’s courage and strength helped inspire Mindy’s [...]
Fighting Cancer at 89 – Alice Madsen
Diagnosed with Cancer Later in Life Alice Madsen was a spry 89 years of age when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Because of her age, Alice didn’t feel like she [...]
Breast Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence – Diane Rehnberg
Breast Cancer is doable When Diane was initially diagnosed with breast cancer, it was not really a shock. Cancer ran in her family. Her father had had it and she had lost her [...]
Breast Cancer, We’ll Get Through It – Barb Rican
My Breast Cancer Survivor Story When breast cancer survivor Barb Rican was first diagnosed with cancer, she remembers asking her husband “what if…”? His response to her was “there’s no what ifs. We’ll [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness & Early Detection – Bonnie Walls
reast cancer survivor Bonnie Walls talks about her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatment, including her decision to have a mastectomy and how her husband Gary has been there by her [...]
We’ll Get Through Cancer Together – Pam and Steve Phipps
When your partner is diagnosed with cancer, it’s a big adjustment for everyone. How to cope with your partner’s diagnosis is just as important as how they deal with their cancer. But when both [...]
Keeping Faith and Beating Ovarian Cancer – Peggy Cole
For Peggy Cole, the road to her ovarian cancer diagnosis came very unexpectedly. Peggy thought she was going for a fairly routine surgery on her gall bladder, which appeared to be acting up. When [...]
Breast Cancer was a Shock, But I Got Through It – Mary Kempcke
“It completely caught me off guard”, cancer survivor Mary Kempcke recalls when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. A routine mammogram showed a suspicious area which was shortly thereafter confirmed as cancerous. Young, [...]
A Second Chance After Lung Cancer – Steve Malcolm
After he was diagnosed with a late stage lung cancer, Steve Malcolm made the most of his situation. During the lengthy treatment for his cancer, which included both surgery and chemotherapy, Steve picked up [...]
My Road from Prostate Cancer Diagnosis to Remission – Ron Bartunek
Shortly before one of his daughters was set to be married, Ron received a diagnosis that he had malignant prostrate cancer. “You never think that’s going to happen to you,” says Ron Bartunek when [...]
Breast Cancer Gave Me a New Perspective on Life – Adell Duncan
Breast Cancer Changed My Life Overcoming both a lumpectomy and a mastectomy, including chemotherapy treatment, breast cancer survivor Adell Duncan talks about her stage 2 diagnosis and how her struggle with cancer opened [...]
Cancer Was Not Going to Defeat My Life – Don Leighton
Rectal Cancer Wasn’t Going to Defeat Me For cancer survivor Don Leighton, a long-time principal and superintendent, cancer was a nuisance. And he wasn’t going to let it be any more than that. [...]
The Power of Support During Cancer Treatment – Kay Gilfert
The Power of Support During Cancer The first time Kay Gilfert was diagnosed with colon cancer it was a shock. With the exception of an occasional head-ache, Kay had gone through most of [...]
How I Deal with My Colon Cancer – Marlyn Halsey
How I Cope with My Colon Going through colon cancer once is a tough task. Going through it three times, that would test anyone’s resolve. Marlin Halsey is now going through his third [...]
Getting through Breast Cancer with My Kids – Brea Nelson
Involving Kids During Cancer Treatment Going through breast cancer treatment is often hard, but as a young mom with kids it can be even more difficult. Brea Nelson shares her experiences of going [...]
