Meet Claire Myers

On October 10, 2023, Claire’s day started like any other Tuesday. She went to dance class, shopping with her mom and sister, got a blood draw, and went to the zoo to see the butterflies as a reward for being so brave at the lab. When getting in the car to go home, her...

Meet Olivia “Libby” Ayala

Meet Olivia "LIbby" Ayala Cancer has no bias. It doesn’t care that you’re somebody’s mommy; that you’re growing life inside you. It doesn’t matter what you planned or where you are in life. As a 32-year-old mom of six beautiful young daughters—only two weeks...

Meet Genna Sharp

MEET GENNA This year "okay" has become a huge part of my vocabulary. Since January 25th, I have lost count of how many times that I have looked at another human being, especially in the medical field and simply said “okay”. When I have been anything and everything but...

Meet Rhonda Rottler

Meet Rhonda Rottler I live in Greene with my husband Brad. Brad, along with our daughter, Jenny, have been my #1 supporters! We have 3 adult children, 2 with spouses and our 3rd is getting married later this year. We have 3 granddaughters who live close by and bring...

Meet Saylor

Meet Saylor "In the midst of midlife, raising 3 children and all that entails, the last thing you think about is cancer. Fatigue and joint pain are simply by products of a busy life. And yet, I had been exhausted for months. I took a leave of absence from work in...

Meet Debbie Russel-Smith

Meet Debbie Russel Smith My name is Debbie. I got married in 1987 to my amazing husband, Dave, who proposed to me after two weeks, expressing his dream of moving to America with me. We have two grown daughters who have blessed us with two wonderful grandchildren – my...

Meet Cayleigh Pepper’s

Cayleigh is 14, from Northwood, IA. Her journey began in December of 2022 (age 13) when she began having issues with her shoulder. After months of PT and no improvement, we decided on x-rays. The x-rays showed our worst nightmare come to life. A mass in her shoulder....

MEET ALLISON CANNON

My name is Allison, and I live in Mason City, Iowa with my husband, Al, and our doggos, Benny and Kota. We also share our home with Al's kids, my stepchildren, and my son from a previous marriage. They're all teenage and keep life busy. I was first diagnosed with...

MEET EMMA

If you ever wonder what it is like to meet an Angel on Earth just look into the eyes of Emma and she will speak straight to your soul. Emma age 6 becomes friends with everyone she meets. She will sit close to you and though she is nonverbal Emma will make sure you...

MEET ANDREA

MEET ANDREAIt all initially began back in November 2017, right after I returned home from another missions trip to New Zealand. When I got home, I began having mild to severe headaches on and off. My headaches, at that point, felt like they were starting in the back...

MEET AXEL HELLER

Axel was born at just 30 weeks gestation and spent his first 2½ months in the NICU. When he was just 2½ years old, and only 4 days before Christmas, Axel's parent's received the kind of news no parent ever wants to hear, “your son has cancer”. Axel was diagnosed with...

Meet Steve Panik

Meet Steve Panik Steve is a family man, husband to Sharon, faithful, a good friend and neighbor, and a passionate fisherman. After a very successful fishing trip on Lake Erie in July 2020, Steve returned home and became a little jaundiced. His doctor thought he had a...

MEET OZRAEL” OZ” GUERRERO

MEET OZRAEL "OZ" GUERRERO Creating a welcoming bedroom/playroom are for little Oz to enjoy throughout his unexpected cancer journey is the first order of business as My Happy Place kicks off a new year. Designer, Katie Klemesrud is busy brainstorming all the...

Meet Bethany Zimmerman

Meet Bethany Zimmerman Bethany Zimmerman has unfortunately experienced a fast and furious journey with her cancer diagnosis - progressing from first hearing the words, “your endoscopy revealed that you have esophageal cancer”, to “you have stage 4 metastatic cancer”,...

Meet Rob Johnson

Meet Rob Johnson Rob’s story as told by his daughters, Alex and Amy: Rob, dad, grandpa, brother, friend, pool shark…these are just a few names you may know him by. Rob enjoys spending his time playing pool, tinkering with small engines, and spending time with those he...

MEET AMY FEIST

Meet Amy Feist In 2014 Amy’s first brainstem glioma cancer was cured after radiation, chemotherapy, and prayer. She had several years of health, and then in 2020, she was diagnosed with the same kind of tumor, but now it is growing in her cervical spine. They treated...

MEET LYNN

MEET LYNN SEAQUIST My name is Lynn. My husband, two sons, and I are so excited to be given the gift of a makeover for our bedroom. My husband and I met in 1998. We have been married for 23 years. We met while working for a company that provides educational travel...

Meet Jessica Fischer

My name is Jessica Fischer and I am married to Ryan. We have three beautiful children, Sophie (9yrs), Raleigh (5 yrs), and Holden (1 yr). I am employed as a School Psychological Examiner for Northeast Educational Services Cooperative and Ryan works for the City of...

Meet Caden Woltjer

I’m Caden Woltjer and I’m 12 years old. I live in Marble Rock with my parents, Bev & John Duncomb, 2 older brothers and 2 older sisters. I’m an uncle to 4 nieces and love and enjoy my nieces very much. I’m a 6th grader at RRMR Schools in Rockford. I’m involved in...

Meet Jenny Carroll

Meet Jenny Carroll I was first diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer on December 17, 2013. I was a healthy person and the shock was intense. I fought as hard as I could. My son was 13 at the time and was and is my reason for living. I am someone who loves running. I was...