March 4, 2011 - Owen Applequist
How many young adult cancer survivors can say they found out they had cancer from their Mom? Owen Applequist did, because his mom is a physician. Owen was diagnosed with Hogdkins Lymphoma when he was 26. Not letting that stop him, he kept working and staying active. 15 months later he was diagnosed with Non-Hogdkins Lymphoma. Owen had already planned to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, and he was determined that his cancer did not stop him from living his life to the fullest. Just 95 days after completing chemo he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro. Owen raises awareness and money during his climbs and he is currently becoming an instructor for First Descents an organization that offers mountain climbing and other outdoor adventure sports for cancer survivors. Find out more about this inspiring survivor on his facebook page.
About Mel Majoros:
Mel Majoros, currently in remission, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. On a lucky break after her cancer surgery she was offered a job as a producer on a local talk sports show in Michigan where she advocates about cancer and other health related topics. During that time she started blogging and her blog www.Thecancerwarrior.blogspot.com has been named one of the top ten breast cancer blogs by blogs.com. She brings a unique perspective to being a survivor, always keeping a positive attitude and an athletes mentality for dealing with cancer and survivorship. Prior to working in radio Mel was a 10 year veteran of the television industry working on such shows as Walker, Texas Ranger and Crossing Jordan.
