Mixed Emotions – Shequoia's Story We use the phrase “mixed emotions” to describe how we feel in a wide variety of situations…leaving our pals at one job to go to another that is a better fit professionally, the cancellation of an event
Community is Everything – Lisa's Story Lisa hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim in 2019 before her diagnosis. Lisa Klingenmaier is a social worker by training -- an identity which transcends her perspectives on life and guides her interactions with others. She
Ryan's Unpredictable Journey When Ryan Ferro recounts the three weeks he spent awaiting the analysis of the lemon-sized brain tumor he’d just had surgically removed in 2017, it’s easy to envision an actuarial table being constantly re-calculated in a cloud of
Turning Grief into Good – Vanessa's Story In her 36th year of life, Vanessa received a diagnosis of and treatment for Stage 3 breast cancer, learned she didn’t have time to preserve her fertility, underwent surgery for an unrelated polyp and
One Support Group Changed Everything – Eden's Story Eden's mom, Lynda, and dad, Jack, celebrating one of Eden's cancerversaries in the early 2000s Outside of family, it’s not often that we get to understand the extent to which our actions or words
On Cristal and the Cowbell: Reflections from the Appalachian Trail (part 2) Click here to read part 1 of Sophia's story. Chapter 3: 2193.1 Miles Curiosity abounds about thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail for many people who have not experienced an adventure
On Cristal and the Cowbell: Reflections from the Appalachian Trail (part 1) Chapter 1: Gearing Up When Sophia Garber first visited the Ulman Foundation headquarters in 2018 in the midst of her preparation for the 4K for Cancer – the cross country
A Letter to My Daughters By Jessica Praley, who is living with Stage IV cancer caused by a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Dear Louise and Phoebe, By the time you read this, I hope you remember me. I mean I hope you have
All about Perspective – Josh's Story Josh and his father celebrating the completion of proton radiation. When going through a hard time, many people hope that someday they’ll understand why it happened, or be able to see a positive side of the
Let's Talk about Breast Cancer Awareness Month... by Ashleigh Erbe, GameChangers class of 2020 October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, just ended. As a recent breast cancer survivor myself, I’m all in on awareness…but when I reflect on this past year’s experience,
