Survivor Series

Kimberly Hendricks said her adopted children are the kids she was meant to raise and love. She is grateful for her children, but there was a time when she feared she may never be able to have the family she had dreamed...

Toni Miller is known among friends and family as the butterfly lady, a nickname bestowed when she first discovered she had cancer, and a welcome sign of hope at the time. Miller’s battle against cancer began the way one would expect: with pain. Her...

At 30 years old, one of the last things Nicholas Petralia expected to encounter was a bout with cancer, but when he was diagnosed with stage two testicular cancer back in 2010, that very battle became his reality. “I still considered myself young...

“I never would have thought to help others in this way if I hadn’t gone through it myself,” said Tonya Hill-Rios, a Portage resident and cancer survivor. “It’s been more eye-opening to me than anything else in my life.” When Hill-Rios was...

Prestin Butcher’s battle with cancer was sudden and dramatic. Just a fifth grade kid, he started getting severe headaches disrupted his ability to take part in swim practice. His mother took him to the doctor where they did a CT scan that showed a...

Nancy Babich (top, center) with family Nancy Babich just doesn’t have time for the negativity. She never has. Don’t get her wrong – being diagnosed with breast cancer wasn’t easy, and the bad thoughts certainly crept in at times. But she...

Life is full of ups and downs, and when life hits its hardest points, it’s always good to have people there to support you. This was something Hobart resident Jenny Evanatz Long learned after she was diagnosed with leukemia. On September 1, 2005,...

“You don’t have to go through this journey alone,” said Wendy Mang, Community Development Manager at the American Cancer Society (ACS), and a cancer survivor herself. When Mang was first diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, she began...

When surrounded by pain or fear, having unbridled resolve and a support system full of loved ones can help you move forward. Joan Hasse-Rodriguez has that, and more. Having lived with cancer for the past couple of years, Hasse-Rodriguez understands...

You would think that being a nurse would give you the upper hand when you learn you have cancer. Perhaps, in terms of the knowledge base, but not in terms of the fear factor. Just ask Shirley Edwards. “I found a lump in my breast and scheduled a...