Stand Up To Cancer

Louis Gossett Jr.

Gossett, an Oscar-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor, recently learned he has early-stage prostate cancer. He said he was going public with the disease to "set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventive examinations and early treatment . . . I want to influence them to seek, as I have, the fine medical care and early detection now available." We've launched a star for Gossett in the SU2C Constellation; you can add a message to it, and see what others have written, here.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/09/louis.gossett.cancer/

Mary Matthias

In 1998, doctors told Matthias, who was fighting stage III endometrial ovarian cancer, that there was nothing more they could do for her. Today, the 55-year-old woman is a proud cancer survivor and author of "Will There Be Cows In Heaven? Finding the 'Ancer' in Cancer," a book of inspirational stories like her own. "God has given me so many stories. He has put so many people into my life. I felt it was for a reason," she says. "The book is about hope, and I needed to give hope back."
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20100208/MAN04/2080453/Sharing-her-story-of-cancer-survival

Dave and Geri Cochrane

Dave Cochrane is fighting mantle cell lymphoma, a rare, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's that has necessitated six years of cancer treatments and a stem cell transplant. As Dave and his wife, Geri, struggle to cope with massive medical bills, their community has stepped up to the plate, offering gifts - often anonymously - to help them out financially. Marveling at the support and generosity of their friends, neighbors and co-workers, Geri says, "There have been so many angel moments. God just keeps providing for our family over and over again. We're so blessed."
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/featured_story/article_83a53b82-145b-11df-8e71-001cc4c03286.html

Megan White

At the age of six, Megan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Two years later, she's not only an eight-year-old survivor of the disease; she's also attained her dream of being a Sugar Bear, a cheerleader for Missouri State University. As an honorary Sugar Bear, Megan got to cheer with college-level cheerleaders at a recent game. "The day after my surgery, I don't remember this, but my mom said I stood up in the bed and said I was ready to dance," Megan says. "I want to learn and do the flips and stuff that they do."
http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=233432

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