I am a patient advocate and motivational presenter, a radical survivor of concurrent high-risk leukemia and heart valve failure. After extended treatment and unlikely survival, I challenged conventional expectations of recovery by recreating a life of health, physical adventure, and global citizenship. My goal has been to live and share the story my fellow patients were desperate to hear as proof of a life beyond survival. The results have been extraordinary.
Today I am a returning citizen of the planet, hopefully affecting change and inspiring others to live their own epic stories. I hike, run, and cycle across endangered landscapes, share what I’ve learned, and prove that we are capable of more than we – or others – may imagine.
I am an advocate member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the National Cancer Institute (NIH) and the Research Advocacy Network, a peer member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's First Connection program, a member of National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team, and a volunteer ambassador for the Cancer Support Community of Arizona. For writing and presentation, my audiences include groups and individuals facing extreme circumstances or difficult prognoses. My story has been featured in several related media venues, such as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Coping, and Conquer.
Today I am a returning citizen of the planet, hopefully affecting change and inspiring others to live their own epic stories. I hike, run, and cycle across endangered landscapes, share what I’ve learned, and prove that we are capable of more than we – or others – may imagine.
I am an advocate member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the National Cancer Institute (NIH) and the Research Advocacy Network, a peer member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's First Connection program, a member of National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team, and a volunteer ambassador for the Cancer Support Community of Arizona. For writing and presentation, my audiences include groups and individuals facing extreme circumstances or difficult prognoses. My story has been featured in several related media venues, such as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Coping, and Conquer.
Features:
Conquer: The Patient Voice: Lessons in Love and Resurrection
Coping with Cancer: Life Interrupted
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Stories
I Had Cancer: Survivor Stories
Conquer: The Patient Voice: Lessons in Love and Resurrection
Coping with Cancer: Life Interrupted
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Stories
I Had Cancer: Survivor Stories