Hi, my name is Chaneta, I like to go by Juliet. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. I’m a singer-songwriter who wrote and released an album in October 2017. I thought the year was going to be an amazing one–promoting and performing–unfortunately, I performed one time and I began to literally unravel. In December 2017, I caught the flu. Normal stuff, not too bad right?
Our daughter, Monica, is a busy mother of three sweet girls, age 12 months, 3 years and 6 years. After a long winter filled with the girls’ colds, infections, and flu, Monica was exhausted.
In 1992 my son was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 3 and after 3 yrs of chemotherapy he’s finally cured.
In 2009 I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma stage 4. I underwent 3 years of chemotherapy and today I’m in remission!
Rewind to 2012, I was 35 years old, married and father of three. I was IBEW electrical lineman for a utility company and climbed poles all day (as seen in this photo). I noticed I had a severe stomach pain on my right side and was extremely fatigued. I went to the doctor for a checkup and got the all ok.
My name is Sarah and I am a six-year Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor. I’m extremely honored to not only be in attendance today but to also share my story. My world came crashing down July 2013. Like so many other patients, I had been diagnosed with frequent upper respiratory infections, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy prior to my diagnosis.
We went to our local hospital with what we thought was kidney stone pain! Fast forward 10 hours later and we had a surgeon tell us Geoff had stage 4 cancer, fast forward another 3 days, a hospital transfer, and he found out the monster we were dealing with was stage 4 Burkitts lymphoma and if we hadn’t come in he would have died in 3 weeks!
Olivia was diagnosed with Stage 4 Burkitts lymphoma shortly after her 4th Birthday and after her baby sister was born.
It began when she was too weak to walk and misdiagnosed by a couple doctors. It wasn't until she ended up in the emergency room and ICU where they found the cancer.
My story begins in October of 2018. I had recently graduated from college, moved away from home for the first time, settled into my own apartment, and started a full-time job. I felt like I was on the verge of greatness with all of these new and exciting beginnings in my life. I didn't know that I was about to have another massive beginning...
Thirteen-year-old Da’Ni was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in July 2018. She endured eight months of intense treatment before starting maintenance therapy. Da’Ni is currently six months in to maintenance and back in school. She’s an 8th grader and a straight A student. Da’Ni plans to go to medical school and become an oncologist to help children like herself one day.