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Rory’s wife was the first to notice an unusual lump on the side of his left knee. They looked it over together, and Rory assumed it might be a bruise from work the day before. At first, there wasn’t much concern. But after a few days passed and the lump hadn’t gone down, they decided it was worth getting checked out. Rory was already scheduled for his annual checkup, so he moved the appointment up to have the lump examined as well. He didn’t see his regular doctor that day, and the physician...

Jackie Dino was a joyful person, quick to smile, grounded in faith, and devoted to her family. Even in her hardest moments, she never let go of hope. In 2013, while living in Southern California, Jackie began experiencing abdominal pain and scheduled a check-up. Her physician ordered an ultrasound followed by an MRI. The scans revealed what appeared to be a large tumor in her uterus, and surgery was scheduled just two weeks later. It was only after the operation, when a tumor roughly the size...

In December 2024, Carmen Marcano noticed a lump the size of an almond, which she initially dismissed as a benign issue while she focused on settling into life in Eugene. However, the mass grew with alarming speed, prompting a New Year’s Day visit to the emergency room where she was unfortunately sent home without a scan. Trusting her intuition, Carmen returned ten days later at the urging of an urgent care doctor; by then, the tumor had reached 5cm. By the time she was diagnosed with Stage 3...