Authors
For thirty years, Marlene taught high school English in the Bronx. Marlene is a lover of her family, husband, three incredible children and four wondrous grandchildren. Because she's survived cancer three times and expects to beat it this time, her fourth, people say she's a fighter. She insists she's not, but that she tries to find the humor in everything - it's her secret to a long, happy life.
Male Breast Cancer: The Silent Killer
Buzzed Up And On The Mend
Jeremy Pivor is a graduate student in the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of twelve, had a recurrence when he was 23, and is now undergoing experimental treatments for another life-limiting recurrence. In addition to being passionate about climate justice and ocean conservation, Jeremy advocates for the brain tumor and young adult cancer communities through writing, speaking, fundraising, and lobbying with groups like the National Brain Tumor Society, Dana Farber, UCSF and others. You can follow his journey at jeremys-journey.com or on Twitter @JeremyPivor.
Erica Finamore is an editor and writer from New York City. After 26 months of caregiving, she lost her husband to glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, at age 30. She is a brain tumor research advocate and member of the Gray Nation Endurance Team through National Brain Tumor Society.
