Stand Up To Cancer

George Karl

We've shared George Karl's 2005 battle with prostate cancer in SU2C Mag; now the Denver Nuggets coach is facing cancer a second time, this time of the throat and neck. Intent on seeing his team through the postseason in spite of chemotherapy, he says that coaching "is going to be my sanctuary, to do what I like to do and think about all those things that will pop in your mind" when undergoing cancer treatment. "I need everybody," he says. "I also need the gym. I need the juice from being happy about kicking someone's butt. I felt very early it made no sense for me to separate from the team. I'm using them. I need them. Hopefully, they don't mind it."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2010-02-18-karl-cancer_N.htm

Frank Lautenberg

Lautenberg, who at 86 is the nation's second-oldest senator, was recently diagnosed with lymphoma of the stomach, which physicians agree is likely to be curable. The cancer will require treatment over the next few months, but Lautenberg will not resign, according to his office. "I wouldn't be too surprised to soon hear how he's once again outpacing younger aides as they walk through U.S. Capitol building," said state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902429.html?hpid=topnews

Mary S. Herczog

Herczog, who passed away last week at the age of 45, was an avid documenter of her own battle against breast cancer, both in national news outlets and at her website, cancerchick.com. Diagnosed at age 33, Herczog told her story with an incredible amount of wit - even after her second recurrence. "People were definitely shocked by her writing," her husband said. "They'd say, 'How can you put so much humor into something so scary?' But . . . they would see she was making it less scary . . . that you could be this real person and have cancer."
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/84936277.html

Tonie Auer

Auer faced cancer in 1975, as a six-year-old; today, years later, she remains committed to advocating for children facing the disease. She recently donated her hair to Locks of Love, the organization that provides wigs to kids and adolescents who've lost their hair because of a medical condition. Auer says what she went through made her empathetic to those fighting the disease. "It has shaped who I am," she said. "It has made me more compassionate."
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_locks_0221.13ab8f74c.html