Stories of Hope: World Cancer Day

Then 39-year-old Brandi had no risk factors for lung cancer. But after experiencing shortness of breath during her regular walks, tests revealed she had stage three lung cancer. Since her successful treatment at Winship, Brandi has rededicated herself to making new memories with her four children.

“Today, I like to say, I live while the living is good,” says Brandi. “So if I’m feeling good, then I am doing the most. Being a survivor means just getting the most out of life, like sharing love and spreading joy when I can—and accepting the sadness when it’s there, and then pushing through it and doing the next thing.”

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Dave had a chronic cough for two years before he came to Winship and learned he had renal cancer. He struggled to walk even six feet without being out of breath. Today Dave is doing well and he walks 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day.

“The course of treatment is working and I’m pleased to say that. It’s not a miracle cure that you go on this and you’re done. But the cancer is not growing; it’s shrinking. And in that sense, I mean, I feel very blessed,” says Dave.

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Natalie had no symptoms and learned she had a rare type of cancer only when she had a chest X-ray after a car accident. She was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. When standard treatments failed, Natalie was referred to a clinical trial at Winship. She says the results have been “miraculous.”

“Looking at life at just a couple months, it’s devastating,” says Natalie. “And to know that this medicine is helping me live, even today, when the statistics show that I probably shouldn’t be alive. I’m so grateful.”

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