Tag: Osteosarcoma

• Waiting

    Today’s post comes from guest Blogger, Fletcher Summa. Thanks, Fletcher, for sharing your story with us!      I sat in the waiting room on February 8, 2013 in the Cancer Center preparing to tell Dr. Mo that I didn’t want to do this anymore. My treatment was entering the 11th month and my…

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  August 5, 2015

  Perspectives, Sarcoma

  cancer, Osteosarcoma, Patient stories, Sarcoma, Treatment

• The Will to Live- by Guest Blogger Suzanne Ruggieri

  Today’s blog comes from the wife of an osteosarcoma fighter. Together, they fought the disease as a team and beat the odds they were given, at least for a couple of years. Their story together may have ended early but it lives on through the eyes and spirit of their daugther. I remember the first…

  momilhem

  February 4, 2015

  Perspectives, Sarcoma

  Brain lesions, Hospice, Metastasis, Osteosarcoma, Paralysis

• My sister, my friend

  Molly McDowell was only 21 years old when her sister died from osteosarcoma. The loss was deep and personal to Molly so she has dedicated her life to raise awareness of the disease and to get involved with research. She has applied for medical school and hopes to be a pediatric oncologist specializing in sarcoma. Today,…

  momilhem

  January 22, 2014

  Perspectives, Sarcoma

  cancer, Hannah First, Iowa, Osteosarcoma