Hello, my name is Dale Tarrant and I currently live in Anderson, South Carolina. I am a US Navy and Army National Guard Veteran. My story begins in late September – early October of 2014. I was 53 years old at the time and had been experiencing some abdominal pain for...
I was asked by Missouri Baptist to be a speaker for their Art of Survivorship night back in October 2015. Here goes my first time to speak publicly about Cancer and how I feel about it. Survivorship…Surviving…coping Liza’s way. I find myself jumping into the deep end,...
My story is a little different as to why I had a Total Gastrectomy. July 1st, 2016 was when I had the emergency procedure. When I was a teenager (I am now 26) I was very overweight and tried everything under the moon. Once I was 18 as a last resort I turned to and...
My name is Jessica Wolfe. I am the wife of an incredible man and father. He and I have been together longer than we have been apart. We have two sons, one is 16 and the other is 11. My vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery was on June 16, 2016. The whole surgery went...
Writing a blog about your experience may sound easy, fulfilling, helpful and may even be slightly nerve-wracking letting others perceive your gastrectomy journey, but writing this has given me a sense of purpose and eager to do more. Recently I have felt my motivation...
My cancer journey started in 2010 when I was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and 13 months of Herceptin treatments then several reconstruction surgeries that followed. I thought my cancer experience was over until April 30, 2018 when I was...
