Brady Vandenberghe

Brady Vandenberghe

My 18 year old son heard he had AML Leukemia last summer, July 2nd 2010. This was the summer before his senior year and he was looking forward to playing Varsity Football and Varsity Lacrosse at Eden Prairie High School, MN…

Benjamin G.

Benjamin G.

When I was in third grade, at a very young age I found out my Mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. Being young I really never heard of cancer, so the exposure to it was very new…

Cara A.

Cara A.

I’m a two time cancer survivor. Not two times as in I was treated once then deemed in remission, two times as in I was diagnosed in 2006 at age 11 with osteosarcoma, then again in 2010 with a new type of cancer at age 16 called astrocytoma…

An update from Katherine Frega

An update from Katherine Frega

I have already shared my story of hope on Headstrong’s website, but my struggle with cancer has come a lot farther than I mentioned in my previous story…

Mark Nailor

Mark Nailor

I was diagnosed in December 2008, several weeks after discovering a small lump in my groin. The diagnosis was Indolent Follicular Non-Hodgkis Lymphoma, Grade 2, Stage 3-4…

David

David

I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia on March 17th 2000, when my doctor and best friend of 40 years told me without effective treatment, my prognosis was 3 years…

Joseph Clifford

Joseph Clifford

I was in the hospital with Leukemia during the Thanksgiving feast organized by the HEADstrong Foundation…

Molly Piveral

Molly Piveral

My son was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia on Friday, August 13, 2004. He was nine years old…

Tim Malone

Tim Malone

My name is Tim, I am a 16-year-old from NJ and this is my story…

Katherine Frega

Katherine Frega

In January of 2010, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I was put on a number of medications…