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Bladder Cancer
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Elizabeth CropperPeople who are close to Elizabeth Cropper know that she puts other people's needs ahead of her own. As a volunteer at a school for handicapped children, Elizabeth helps feed the students who cannot do so for themselves. When her own health began to fail, it was her daughter, Tyra, and son, Tyree, who made sure she sought medical attention. |
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Albert EgnerIn 1980, Albert Egner was at home one day when his phone rang. On the other end was a woman he had never met before, named Bernadette, who had dialed her old phone number out of curiosity. It turned out that Al was the lucky person who inherited her phone number. After a long conversation, they decided to meet. A courtship began and continued for 20 years, when Al decided to make it "official." The two married in 2002, when Albert was in his early 60's. |
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Nancy FinneganAlthough Nancy Finnegan lives in Florida, she often visits with family and friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While up north visiting her sisters in 2001, Nancy went to her doctor with complaints of a lingering cold and lots of bruising. After blood tests, an ultra sound and a bone marrow biopsy, she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). |
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Alvin Rollin"Learning you have cancer is a very sobering moment. It was exactly that for me. I felt like my life was over," said Alvin Rollin when he recounted the doctor visit when he heard he had bladder cancer. |
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Kenneth Ward - da Vinci® Robotic-Assisted SurgeryIn the summer of 2007, Kenneth Ward and his wife, Orinda, had recently retired from years of teaching in Bridgeton, New Jersey. They were taking one of their first trips when Ken noticed blood in his urine. Because he had no other symptoms, his doctor suggested he "wait and see." |