Iain Ward was told he’d be dead in a year — so why does he feel so alive? The 35-year-old fitness trainer, who’d worked a lifetime to keep trim and healthy, saw his world come crashing down after a shock diagnosis of terminal brain cancer in 2019. But instead of giving up, the grim news inspired … Read more
Upper East Side high school freshman Joshua Small is cooking up hope. Small, a French-American student at the Lycée Français de New York, regaled 60 diners as the acting executive chef of East Harlem’s Tastings NYC Saturday, a “Youth to Youth” dinner to raise money for the sick children at the Ronald McDonald House-New York. … Read more
When starting a life together, Zak and Cori Salazar never imagined they’d also be sharing a cancer journey. The California-based parents were diagnosed just months apart this year — they’re caring for their three children as they inspire others with their courage, perseverance and love. Cori, 38, received the bad news first, finding out she … Read more
Jamie Powell mourns the reality that she will “never French kiss again” with the love of her life. When the California native discovered a raised bump on her tongue in December 2019, she never imagined it it would lead to a life-changing cancer diagnosis — one that resulted in half of her tongue being removed … Read more
A UK teen’s presumed ear infection turned out to be an extremely aggressive brain tumor that tragically killed him soon after it was discovered. Now Claire Kavanagh is urging fellow parents to take every symptom seriously after losing her “fit [and] healthy” 19-year-old son who loved to play soccer and socialize with friends. “Losing him … Read more