The Next 25 Years Begin Now
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
Type of Sarcoma: RhabdomyosarcomaDate of Diagnosis:Location: I remember the night I walked into my parents’ bedroom at 10 o’clock and announced with fear and force, “I have cancer.” They looked at me as any parent would with a 13-year-old daughter who was perfectly healthy and extremely active. But I had found a lump, and, for…
Type of Sarcoma: sarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2000Location: back, lung Mark Wehner was a teacher and choir director at Osseo-Fairchild High School in Wisconsin for over 30 years. He taught hundreds of students and helped them appreciate the beauty of music and creativity. To learn from Mr. Wehner was to be inspired; inspired to create music…
Type of Sarcoma: PNET Ewing’s SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2008Location: neck Never in a million years would I think I would be writing a tribute to my lifelong “brother,” through friendship, Nick Shifflet (July 30, 1979 – Dec. 10, 2008). This young man has always been physically active and since birth has shown his resilience and…
Type of Sarcoma: OsteosarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2000Location: arm Brent passed away at the age of 20 on Feb. 3, 2003, after a three-year battle with Osteosarcoma, an aggressive children’s bone cancer. He was diagnosed in April 2000 with a primary tumor in his humerus and metastasis to both lungs. Prior to his illness Brent played…
Type of Sarcoma: AdenosarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 1997Location: Elinda Wing, 59, a nationally respected social worker who helped improve the lives of thousands and raised awareness about issues faced by mature workers, passed away from Sarcoma Cancer June 3, 2009, in Twinsburg, Ohio. Wing, who colleagues described as a gifted counselor, touched everyone she met, and…
