Cancer Healing Journeys by ZenOnco.io & Love Heals Cancer

Shannon is one of the youngest Breast cancer survivors. She loves God, her husband Josh, travel, crafts, and saving money. When she was diagnosed with Breast cancer at 25 years old, her life halted. She felt overwhelmed, overloaded with impersonal information, and struggled to envision a future. She yearned for a sense of "normalcy" and returned to enjoying life. Cancer becomes all-consuming, but...

Sheila Vanessa started having migraine, coughs, and shortness of breath as her primary symptoms. She consulted her primary doctor, who offered her some medications, but the symptoms did not disappear. Later she lost hearing of the right ear. She consulted an ENT, but there was no cure. After a year, she started having double vision. As a result, she was admitted to the emergency department, and an...

Trish Sanchez Hyde was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive breast cancer in January 2021. She did not have any symptoms. Her cancer got detected from her annual mammograms. She went through a double mastectomy with expanders inserted and then went through chemotherapy and radiation therapy simultaneously. Her message to other cancer patients is to stay positive, find a sound support system and communi...

Toral Shah is a 3 times breast cancer survivor. Initially, she felt a lump which made her go for the tests. The first time when she got cancer, she was 29 and was pursuing her masters. The second time she got cancer was in 2018 and had a flap reconstruction. Cancer recurred for the third time in 2021, and then she went through radiation therapies. She is on Tamoxifen currently. She is a nutritiona...

Samuel Gunnell was diagnosed with multiple myeloma with lymphoma cancer at the same time. 12 bone marrow biopsies detected cancer. He went through extensive chemotherapies and 2 bone marrow transplantations. He tells everyone that we all know answers to questions that we know are conclusive. So relax, it's going to be okay. Samuel is grateful for finding new perspectives to life, communicating, an...

Yoli Origel was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer when she was 31 years old. Her treatment consisted of 16 weeks of chemotherapy. Then she did a bilateral mastectomy, followed by 35 rounds of radiation therapy. After 6 months, she had a flap reconstruction to reconstruct her breast. She had a lot of preventive measures so that the cancer didn't return. She had a genetic history of cancer, so sh...

Vimla is a Breast Cancer Survivor. Initially, she noticed some lumps on her Breast, and it started hurting. When she consulted the doctor, the doctor prescribed some medicines, but there was no relief from her symptoms. She again consulted the doctor and was again given some medication. As expected, nothing happened. On further tests, Breast Cancer was diagnosed. She took some ayurvedic medicines...

Renee Singh was diagnosed with stage 2 Breast Cancer in the year 2017. One day while she was doing a self-examination of her breasts, she noticed a lump on her left breast and, that's how she came across the diagnosis. She was then referred to the Breast Cancer Foundation, where they conducted her biopsy, and the diagnosis was confirmed. She underwent left breast mastectomy, radiation therapy and...

Ravi Gangaram Sharma is a Bone Cancer survivor. In 2012 he started feeling pain in his legs. He tried some natural medicines, but the pain did not get relieved. After a while, he consulted the doctor, and on further tests, it was revealed as Bone cancer. He underwent knee Replacement Surgery and chemotherapy for the same. Ravi says, " Do not listen to all the things that others have to say about C...

Shanee' Wilson is a 34-year-old wife, mom, woman of God, and business owner whose life suddenly changed with the devastating news of Cancer. In January 2017, she was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer, which was by far the most painful, trying, and challenging journey that she has ever been through in her life. Not only did the disease break her down as a human being, but the...

Maria Marroquin is a two times cancer survivor. Initially, She started having itchiness all over her body. At first, she thought it was an allergy. She started taking treatment for the same. One of the doctors even asked her to consult a psychologist. She then began having bruises all over her body, and finally, the doctors diagnosed it as Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She underwent chemotherapy, bu...

Dilpreet is a Breast Cancer survivor. She initially noticed a lump while she was breastfeeding her kid one day. On further tests, it was diagnosed as Stage 3A Breast cancer. She underwent Double Mastectomy, 16 cycles of chemotherapy and 25 cycles of radiation therapy as a part of the treatment. Dilpreet had a supportive family and friends throughout her cancer journey. Dilpreet says, " Women prior...

Mahesh Mohan is a Hodgkins Lymphoma Survivor. Five years back, he had a spinal injury. After the surgery, his lymph nodes showed enlargements. On further tests, it was diagnosed as Hodgkins Lymphoma. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy as a part of the treatment. After surgery, he was paralysed for a year. He was very blessed to have supportive family and friends around him. He also went for a 2...

While putting on her swimsuit top during her honeymoon, Rach DiMare noticed a lump on her breast. She immediately got an appointment scheduled, and after further tests, the doctors found out that she had four tumors—invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer. It was two months before her 28th birthday. The whole thing seemed surreal. She kept thinking in the back of her mind; they must have messed up...

Tina Montague became the Founder of Cancer Care Company in 2007. She worked alongside her daughter Stacey, her senior carer. In December 2015, things took a tragic turn when Stacey was diagnosed with terminal melanoma. It was a stark reality to Tina and Stacey, as they were so well trained and informed in terminal illness that they both knew the only outcome. ​Tina continued to run Care Comfort Co...

Listen to what Madhura Bale likes to talk on what all precautions to be taken care while undergoing Chemotherapy Madhura Bale is a Breast Cancer survivor. Ten years back, she had pain in her left breast. She underwent some tests after the doctor's suggestion, and Breast Cancer was detected. She underwent surgery and six cycles of Chemotherapy as a part of the treatment. She is blessed to have a su...

Madhura Bale is a Breast Cancer survivor. Ten years back, she had pain in her left breast. She underwent some tests after the doctor's suggestion, and Breast Cancer was detected. She underwent surgery and six cycles of chemotherapy as a part of the treatment. She is blessed to have a supportive medical team, friends, and family. She is also a member of Anuradha Saxena's "sangini" group. She says,"...

Terry Tucker was diagnosed with rare form of melanoma that appeared on the bottom of the feet or the palms of the hand in early 2012. He was a high school basketball coach at that time. One day his callus broke open right below the bottom of his toe. So being a coach, he didn't think much, but after a few days, when it didn't heal, he went to his foot doctor. In the X-ray, a cyst was detected, whi...

Cancer made me stronger. Shruti is a postgraduate student in physiotherapy. She is also a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor. She was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. cancer in 2019. She underwent 12 chemotherapy sessions and today she is here with us cancer free sharing her journey.

Priyambada Pani was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 when she was 37 years old. She didn't have any symptoms initially, but after she visited her friend, she learned that after the age of 35, women should do self-examinations and tests. One day she noticed a lump in her breast and then got tested, but the reports got delayed due to 1 month, and her tumour progressed eventually. She says that h...

Prakshi was diagnosed with Endometrial cancer in November 2020, before her 30th birthday. She had a history of heavy bleeding, often brushed off as usual and nothing worrisome. Her symptoms worsened during the lockdown. On further investigation, it was diagnosed as stage IA Endometrial Cancer. A radical hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy were performed. This surgery put her into medical menop...

Premlatha Parihar is a Breast Cancer Survivor. Her initial symptoms were diarrhoea and weakness. She initially consulted a doctor, and he gave medicines for the symptoms, but there was no relief. One day, she saw an article regarding Breast Cancer self-checks in the Newspaper. Thus, she self-checked and felt a nodule on her right breast. Her family took her to the hospital, and after Biopsy, it wa...

In 2017, Pilar Portela-Webb was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. After undergoing five months of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy with expanders, five weeks of radiation treatments, and reconstructive surgery Pilar is happy to share she is cancer-free and officially a Cancer Survivor. Pilar is the U.S. Media Relations Manager at Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company. She is a g...

Pankaj Tiwari is a Bone Cancer Survivor. He had cancer in 2011. His initial symptom was pain in the legs. When the pain became unbearable, he went to see the doctors, and on further tests, it was confirmed as Bone Cancer. He underwent chemotherapy and surgery as a part of the treatment. He had lots of trouble during the chemotherapy treatment. His advice to all cancer patients is to drink enough w...

Nikhitha is a Breast Cancer Survivor. She noticed a lump on her breast in 2020. On further tests, it was diagnosed as Breast Cancer. She felt hopeless, but her friends supported her throughout. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy and hormone replacement therapy as a part of the treatment. She says," Cancer is a blessing but not financially. It is essential to get medical insurance. Take teach...