Since 2016, GreatNews.Life’s Survivor Series has spotlighted cancer survivors who are in remission. These survivors share their inspiring stories of hope and impart wisdom and resources to those battling cancer and their loved ones.
As a nurse at Methodist Hospitals, Marsha Smith encounters illness and disease on a regular basis. This in no way prepared her for her own breast cancer diagnosis. Smith discovered a lump in her breast while she was taking a shower. Initially, she...
“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...
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...