Survivor Spotlight: JOANNE D'ALTON : Breast Cancer Survivor
Summer, 2007

Survivor Spotlight: FRANK YINKO : Colon Cancer Survivor
April, 2007

Survivor Spotlight: NANCY LAARMAN : Ovarian Cancer Survivor
January, 2007

Survivor Spotlight on MIKE LEMAHIEU : Colon Cancer Survivor (with liver metastisis)
December, 2006

Survivor Spotlight on MARY LICHTERMAN : Breast Cancer Survivor
September, 2006

Survivor Spotlight: JIM HAMMERLING : Multiple Myeloma Survivor
July, 2006

Survivor Spotlight: LORI SCHULTZ : Breast Cancer Survivor
May, 2006

Survivor Spotlight Update: BOB SHAROT : Head & Neck Cancer Survivor
May, 2006

Survivor Spotlight on MATT RILEY : Medullablastoma Cancer Survivor
December, 2005

Survivor Spotlight on MARTY TEN PAS : Breast Cancer Survivor
September, 2005

Survivor Spotlight Update on RALPH LEMP : Prostate Cancer Survivor
September, 2005

Survivor Spotlight Update on SANDY AMWEG : Breast Cancer Survivor
June, 2005

Survivor Spotlight on STEVE PHILIPPS : Prostate Cancer Survivor
June, 2005

Survivor Spotlight on IONE HEINEN : Breast Cancer & Colo-Rectal Cancer Survivor
April, 2005

Survivor Spotlight Update: DON FICKETT : As Told By Caregiving Champion: LINDA FICKETT
March, 2005

Survivor Spotlight Update on AUDREY SWITA : Breast Cancer Survivor
January, 2005

Survivor Spotlight on BOB SHAROT : Head & Neck Cancer Survivor
January, 2005

Survivor Spotlights on DIANA BRAY & MARY SCHMEISER : Diana - Lung Cancer, Mary - Breast Cancer
October, 2004

Survivor Spotlight Update on GENE TE WINKLE : Melanoma Survivor
October, 2004

Survivor Spotlight Update on MARY ANN HAMMES : Breast Cancer Survivor
August, 2004
Note from Tim: Mary Ann was our “Survivor Spotlight” one year ago. I’ve stayed in touch with both Mary Ann and her husband Roger through our TLC Support Sessions… but it was good to spend some time one-on-one with her after her recent return from the Honduras.

I feel great. I don’t have anything that bothers me… Well, one thing maybe. And that’s indigestion! It’s not even related to my cancer or treatment but is just part of getting older. I think I found a cure, though. When I was at the health store one day I saw an article that suggested that your bowels change as you age. Now I take acidophilus, a little tiny ball that you take every morning and it doesn’t dissolve until it’s in your bowels. I haven’t had to take any antacids since then!

I still exercise! Rog & I have been walking every day and I still go to the Y to do Yoga and Pilates. The Pilates is a really good class. It makes you stronger and helps with balance. I’ve had a little more time this past year because I retired so I’ve been exercising more.

I’m never bored! I love to read and can sit at the library all day! I also help my daughter out with her yarn business. And we have more time to visit family. We’re planning a trip with my three sisters to Canada. I’ve never been to Canada before, so that will be fun.

I recently went on a mission trip to the Honduras with my sister’s church because they wanted a nurse to go. Cancer was an eye-opening experience… and so was this. I think I’ll take more notice of opportunities to help other people. I guess I learned from the cancer how much I appreciated the help that I got. Maybe a person can get along just fine without reaching out to others but I guess I’ve realized that you just miss out on a lot of opportunities to do good. Other people do matter! And the funny thing is… I’m not sure if the people in Honduras benefited from us… but I know we surely learned a lot! They have so little… or we have so much compared to them. I guess cancer gave me a greater appreciation for my health… and this has given me a greater appreciation of the life I live.

I have met others with cancer that are going through some tough times. It’s tough because it is a reminder that it could be me! It could be any of us! And it’s a reminder that someday it might be me! You can’t just say, “It will be okay!” because it might not be okay! But it’s still important that you just be with them and talk to them about the normal everyday stuff instead of the cancer or what they’re going through. I just try to listen, let them talk, and maybe tell them a funny story.

We all need to try and have more fun every day! Even if you just read something that makes you smile, or go out and talk to children. Just do something to make your insides smile!

Survivor Spotlight on ART WESENER (Colon Cancer) : with Caregiving Champion JOANNE WESENER
August, 2004

Survivor Spotlight on JUDY FRIEDERICHS : Breast Cancer Survivor
June, 2004

Survivor Spotlight Update on PAT JENKINS : Breast Cancer & Hodgkin's Disease Survivor
June, 2004

Survivor Spotlight on: DR. PHIL WALKER : Prostate Cancer Survivor
March, 2004

Survivor Spotlight Update on: Rollie Huibregtse : Leukemia Survivor
March, 2004

Survivor Spotlight on: PEGGY KERR : Colon Cancer Survivor
January, 2004

Survivor Spotlight on EUGENE TEWINKLE : Melonoma Survivor
November, 2003

Survivor Spotlight Update on LINDA BURKART : Thymoma Cancer Survivor
November, 2003