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    • Galloway, Jamie 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-03-26)
      Jamie Galloway volunteers her time supporting other breast cancer survivors. She provides them comfort and companionship, just as she was supported during her own battle with the disease.

    • Imerman, Jonny 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-12-06)
      Jonny Imerman battled testicular cancer at age 26. After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, Jonny's disease relapsed, which meant more therapy. Through it all, he was eager to talk to someone who had been down a similar ...

    • Jennifer 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-09-08)
      Jennifer is a young woman who has battled three different cancers. At age 27 - two years after surviving her first bout with breast cancer - Jennifer realized she had been "plodding along" in a relationship with her husband ...

    • Johnson, Heather 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-04-02)
      Heather Johnson is a dedicated mom, a loving wife and a cancer warrior. Heather decided early on in her fight with colon cancer that she would wage an all-out war against the disease. With her friends and family by her ...

    • Lanas, Maria 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-04-09)
      When artist Maria Lanas spent time in the hospital with her father-in-law, Shapour, during his cancer treatments, she was inspired by the drops of chemotherapy medicine falling inside of his IV bottle. She imagined the ...

    • Langer, Jenna 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-12-06)
      Jenna Langer created a blog - - after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. She uses the blog to report on her own progress, comment on issues of public policy and express her own creativity.

    • Liss, Jeffrey 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-06-02)
      Jeffrey Liss, married to Susan Liss, had Pancreatic cancer. He loved Classical music, played the piano and had a career as a lawyer. He and his wife arranged for the hospital to have a music library. Music helped sustain ...

    • Merriam, Bill 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2012-09-27)
      Bill Merriam fights cancer the same way he runs marathons: with a steely determination, measured perspective, laser-like focus and a positive attitude.

    • Metz, Gary 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-01-31)
      Gary Metz has lost two wives to cancer. Here, he talks about his second wife, Barbara Levine, who made quilts for her two daughters as a way to leave behind her warmth and love.

    • Palmer, Chris 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-07-21)
      Chris is a three-time cancer survivor. He and his wife Jenny founded "Romance for a Cure", an organization that raises money for cancer research by selling cookies, cakes and other treats every Valentines Day. Or, as Chris ...

    • Palmer, Jennifer E. 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-12-03)
      Chris is a three-time cancer survivor. He and his wife Jenny founded "Romance for a Cure," an organization that raises money for cancer research by selling cookies, cakes and other treats every Valentines Day. Or, as Chris ...

    • Potepan, Frank 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-10-03)
      Frank Potepan fought lymphoma in the 1990s, and for the last several years has been involved in developing a local hospice program. For Frank and his wife, Ellen, it's a chance to show their gratitude and a rewarding and ...

    • Rabbin, Toby 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-03-10)
      Toby had cancer three times. Breast cancer three times. At first she rejected invasive treatment. Then she had a change of heart as a result of being a director of bereavement at a hospice.

    • Rottman, Don 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-04-05)
      Don is a young man with brain cancer. Since his diagnosis, he's taken up public speaking. He talks to audiences as a way to educate them, connect with people and get a few things out in the open.

    • Sauer, Erik 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-04-05)
      Erik was a successful entrepreneur with a young family when he was diagnosed with leukemia. His battle against the disease, and the friends he made along the way, inspired him to found The There Goes My Hero Foundation. ...

    • Schmitt Burr, Kristi 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-12-06)
      Bringing Light and Hope to a Rare Disease Krist Schmitt Burr has Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome (BCCNS), a rare genetic disorder that affects the way the body grows and may lead to various forms of cancer, especially ...

    • Schuller, Michael 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-05-05)
      After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Mike traveled to his high school reunion, the Grand Canyon, and his own back yard.

    • Shoretz, Rochelle 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-12-17)
      Rochelle Shoretz was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28, and then with stage IV breast cancer at age 37. She is the founder and executive director of Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization that provides ...

    • Singer, Laurie 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2013-04-11)
      Leroy Sievers was a journalist who traveled the world covering wars, invasions and other conflicts. In 2005, he began a battle of his own against colon cancer. A producer for ABC’s Nightline, Leroy was a gifted communicator. ...

    • Sorkin, Jerry 

      Seize the Days, Inc. (2014-01-27)
      Jerry Sorkin created "Breathe Deep DC," a 5K walk to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones and raise money for lung cancer.