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Meet Our Community

Find stories from our participants and how Cancer Support Community has been a part of their journey. 

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Carol sewing a quilt to be donated

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The Quilt That Brought Carol to Cancer Support Community

There are many wonderful things we have to be thankful for here at Cancer Support Community, but our amazing team of volunteers sits at the top of...

General Topics Support Groups Survivor Stories (23) Community Support
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Tom standing happily in front a field of Sunflowers

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Meet Tom!

A cancer diagnosis impacts each person differently, and each person copes in their own way with a vast range of emotions, for cancer survivor Tom...

General Topics Survivor Stories Coping (11)
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Pete standing with friend happily.

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Meet Pete

There is no explaining how you feel when your doctor says, “you have cancer.” This diagnosis was so overwhelming that I was not myself, and my...

General Topics Survivor Stories Support Groups Cancer Awareness (15) Coping (11) Community Support
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Annamarie under an umbrella bundled up in a snowy weather with a friend.

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Meet Annamarie

A suspicious spot was found on a chest x-ray Annamarie had in 2010. It was supposed to be a routine screening before an elective surgery procedure,...

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Judy surrounded by her family members.

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Meet Judy

Judy’s cancer journey started in 2009 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had found a lump but hadn’t told anyone for several weeks,...

General Topics Survivor Stories breast cancer (4) Community Support
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Meditation by the sea

2 min read

Stress 101

Stress 101 Stress and anxiety go hand-in-hand with a cancer diagnosis. Moreover, just because your active treatment has ended doesn’t mean the stress...

General Topics Wellness Coping (11) Community Support
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Board member Tom

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All of Us, by Tom Thon

I have been a resident of Columbus for over 35 years. My business career has been in media, primarily managing radio stations. As radio stations are...

General Topics Community Staff (3) Partner Support (11) Community Support
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Photos of Kathleen doing what she loves, gardening and traveling

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We Celebrate Kathleen

On vacation in North Carolina in 2011 with her husband, Ben, Kathleen was busy weaving and creating handmade baskets. They were having a great time...

General Topics Survivor Stories Wellness Support Groups Partner Support (11)
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Aireen holding a portrait of her family with her late husband Pedro.

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We Celebrate Aireen

It was an average day at work as a medical doctor in 2017 when the nurses noticed something was off with Pedro. When he started to lose his speech,...

General Topics Support Groups Cancer Awareness (15) Coping (11) Partner Support (11)
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Arlene happily holding her dog

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Meet Arlene

Arlene knows the importance of staying active and engaged. After retiring from Battelle before COVID, she had a full schedule of wellness and...

General Topics Survivor Stories Health and fitness Wellness Support Groups breast cancer (4)
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