Stand Up To Cancer

Dominic Osorio

A while back we shared the story of Dominic Osorio, a 7-year-old boy from Maryland fighting brain cancer. Thanks to some creative storytelling on the part of his mom, Nicole, Dom came to think of himself s a superhero fighting evil with every difficult procedure or treatment. Inspired by his story, a friend raised funds to create a comic book about the superhero "Dominator," who wears a red body suit with a big blue D on the chest. Dominic recently lost his battle with the disease. "He always told us to believe," his mother said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575302,00.html

Cheryl Snyder

This article our of New Port Richey, Florida, profiles Cheryl Snyder, who after beating cancer herself began the Diva Hope Foundation, which raises money for free breast, cervical and uterine cancer screenings for women in her area. "We just started this because of the need for it. There is nothing that local does that," she says. "The other foundations are great, but we want to take care of our community."
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/From-cancer-patient-to-crusader/d-wu0nYinEm0V7ytbGWK0Q.cspx

Janice Stompro

After undergoing a double mastectomy and four months of chemo, Janice Stompro decided to fight cancer again in another way: by compiling and selling cookbooks to raise money for research. For ten years, Stompro has released an annual "Recipes for Research" compilation. Recipes are submitted by both friends and celebrities, including five former first ladies. "I consider myself one of the lucky ones," Stompro says.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_13786511

Dave Jacobs

In this piece out of Seattle, friends and family remember firefighter Dave Jacobs, who recently passed away from esophageal cancer. Jacobs had spoken about his battle with cancer at meetings of the State Council of Firefighters, and fought to prove that his form of cancer, as well as others, were occupational hazards. "My heart goes out to the other firefighters who have yet to be diagnosed," he said during his chemotherapy treatment. "This job is a killer."
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412118_jacobs13.html?source=mypi