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MY ORAL CANCER SURVIVOR STORY · NOBODY FIGHTS ALONE

If you just got the news — take a breath.
You don’t have to carry this alone.

Take it one day at a time. Sometimes one minute at a time. This is my oral cancer survivor story, and I built this place so whether you’re fighting this yourself or holding the hand of someone who is, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

This site is for you if…

You just got a diagnosis

And you don’t know what to do with it yet. That’s okay. Neither did I.

You’re the family

Sitting in the waiting room while someone you love is behind a closed door. You need someone to see you too.

You’ve been ignoring it

I spent months doing exactly that. I wrote a whole series about it. You’re not alone in that either.

You just need company

Someone who gets it and won’t talk to you like a pamphlet. That’s what this place is for.

oral cancer survivor story — Scott, truck driver and founder of Healed and Strong

Oral Cancer Survivor Story — About Scott

I’m a truck driver, a husband of over 40 years, a father of three daughters, and a grandfather of six. I got Oral cancer. And I’m still here to talk about it.

Read my full story
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“Denial is a powerful thing when you’ve got a family depending on you and a route to run.”

— Scott

Start here

Nobody should have to figure this out alone.

Read Scott’s story from the beginning. It starts the same way most of these things do — with a man who thought he was fine.

Read from the start

Philippians 4:13 · Nobody Fights Alone

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