The Day That Changed My Life - Say What?! Ovarian Cancer?!!

And here we are on our search for journeys that inspires and offers hope - wouldn't you know it, we found another one. Thanks to Andrea Lewis, an upbeat vibrant young lady has a YouTube channel which feature inspiring stories. That's where we found a 21 year old ovarian cancer survivor. Claudia Iris shares her emotional journey and her new perspective on life.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.

The Day That Changed My Life - Gene Therapy May Save Your Life

When facing a terminal illness, hope begins to fade rather quickly. The chances of something working requires great faith or in some cases - a what have I got to lose at this point, attitude. For some patients who were given the "there's nothing more that we can do," they enrolled in the clinical trial program at New York City's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the results for some were remarkable. Can you imagine the largest clinical study ever conducted to date of patients with advanced leukemia found that 88 percent achieved complete remissions after being treated with genetically modified versions of their own immune cells? Well, here's the journey of Paolo Cavalli.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.

The Day That Changed My Life - Tom Brokaw faces Multiple Myeloma

Once again cancer has touched a familiar face. Many are surprised and saddened by the news that Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma a cancer of the bone marrow, which is known to be quite difficult to treat. However, Mr. Brokaw a well known and respected American television journalist, also known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News remains optimistic on his prognosis. In fact, he still works on various projects for NBC News. On the other hand, there are many unknown families who are facing multiple myeloma and while they silently face the uncertain journey, it is important that we send our thoughts, prayers and well wishes to them all.

Cancer patients can be overwhelmed as they navigate through the treatment plan options. Integrative Therapy is an essential part of the journey as it works to address the needs of the individual patient. Dana Farber Cancer Institute is known to be a leader in the treatment of Multiple Myeloma and also provides a comprehensive range of services for patients through the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.

The Day That Changed My Life - The Necessary Discussion

Emotions run high even when one becomes numb to the diagnosis. The way to handle the new journey of living with cancer is different for each one. An amazing panel discusses their role as caregivers.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.