Stories of Courage and Resilience

What started as an unexplained decline in stamina during a period of personal loss quickly escalated into an aggressive cancer diagnosis. This story follows how rapid disease progression, pivotal treatment decisions, and access to an early CAR T-cell clinical trial ultimately changed the course of his illness and his future.

"In one day, your plans can do a 180,” Dave recalls, reflecting on his sudden leukemia diagnosis. Through a stem cell transplant and CAR T-cell therapy, he fought back and emerged cancer-free, discovering resilience and hope along the way.

Gay Lynn Fox forgot who she was for three days during CAR T-cell treatment—but came back with a powerful story of survival. Her journey through relapse, memory loss, and miraculous recovery reveals the raw power of resilience and cutting-edge science.

I would have been gone without CAR-T. It not only put me into remission, it put me into remission without any long-term side effects!

Ineligible for a stem cell transplant, CAR T cell therapy saved Jeff Evans' life.

It felt like being in lockdown again. Not that we ever really came out of lockdown – my husband Jim was diagnosed with advanced follicular lymphoma just a few months into the pandemic, so we never stopped wearing masks and avoiding social events.

Peter’s family was his source of strength and hope during transplant.

Motivated by the love of his wife and granddaughter, Spencer stays positive after a transplant and CAR T-cell therapy.