Read about the trials and triumphs of people who have experienced cancer. Share their fears, feelings and emotions. Applaud their courage.

A VIGIL TO MY MOTHER: DENISE CALIXTE

By Jacques-Albert Calixte
La vie, avec ses bénéfices et sacrifices, nous laisse des cicatrices. As I reminisce on the pristine moments we have shared in my family, summer was the ideal one for me for the bittersweet memories it left in the vestige of my thoughts about you. Read more... or Read in French...

 

Michelle Hjardemaal

Five years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I can still remember the day the diagnosis was delivered. My mind became a blank. All the nagging fears that have been pushed to the back of my consciousness landed in a huge lump in my throat. My mind raced with dark thoughts of death, at the possibilities of dreaded treatments and a limited future. Read more...

 

Rachel Moscoso Denis

For several years, I worked in Haiti as a high profile designer. Life was beautiful and I enjoyed every moment of my career. Suddenly, I noted certain symptoms, which I could not explain or identify. Finally one day, I went to my family physician. After that physical exam and another exams, my symptoms finally had a name. Read more...

 

Margarette Rose Peck

What is cancer? This is something I never thought of since my aunt die of cancer six years back. I always thought I would be the next one to have it in the family. But I had no clue about the word cancer. Having cancer at the age of 40 is 1 to 217 according to the experts. Having a family history of breast cancer put me in a greater risk. Read more...