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Dust Lady. Occupation. Legal assistant. Known for. Survivor of 9/11. Marcy Borders (July 19, 1973 – August 24, 2015) was an American legal assistant who worked for Bank of America at its branch located in the World Trade Center North Tower and survived its collapse, following the attacks on September 11, 2001. [1]
The character of Wendy Sage was created and voiced by Renee Ridgeley, an actress, writer, and real-life breast cancer survivor and the wife of Simpsons writer Matt Selman who said: “While Sage has all the telltale signs of a breast cancer survivor: a visible scar from a port-o-cath (a device used to deliver chemotherapy), curly hair regrowing ...
In film, Castro made appearances in Imagine That, Funny People, Our Family Wedding, Bad Ass, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Book of Life, and In God's Time. During her stint on Life in Pieces, Castro began feeling ill, and was eventually diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died from the disease on May 8, 2016. [1] [2]
A decade after her diagnosis, Amy Robach is celebrating being cancer-free and championing those who are still battling the disease. “10 years ago today I became a survivor,” Robach, 50, wrote ...
A cancer survivor is detailing the loneliness she felt after two close family members ghosted her after learning of her breast cancer diagnosis. Ashley Levinson, from New Jersey, was diagnosed ...
Gordon Klatt, M.D. (1942-2014) was a practicing surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, and the founder of the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. He had special expertise in two areas, including colorectal cancer and colorectal surgery. [1] He was credited as the founder of the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. [2]
Terrie Hall. Terrie Linn McNutt Hall (July 19, 1960 – September 16, 2013) was an American anti-smoking and anti-tobacco advocate. She was a survivor of ten cancer diagnoses, undergoing 48 radiation treatments, and nearly a year's worth of chemotherapy, before and after undergoing a laryngectomy in 2001. [3] She was well known for starring in ...
Gastrointestinal cancer. Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus, stomach, biliary system, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The symptoms relate to the organ affected and can include obstruction (leading ...