Category: Cancer
Shavonya Washington
Shavonya Washington has always had a big heart, and even before she started volunteering, she shared it with her community. From being her parents’ full-time caregiver to serving as a healthcare professional, she has a knack for taking care of others. In 2009 Shavonya was looking for a life change and a community that shared...
Lifelong Servant Leader Serves on the Path She Once Walked
By: Angela Barbosa Imagine being at an appointment with your doctor and learning you have cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 1.8 million people in the United States face that moment each year. Sadly, many of them face the uncertain and frightening next steps alone. People with initial cancer diagnoses typically face...
Karen Shayne is Transforming a Mood into a Movement
When Karen Shayne finished her last chemotherapy treatment for cancer she was declared “in remission” and a “survivor.” She looked in the mirror and asked herself “What next?” She realized that surviving cancer has more impact on one’s life than simply returning to the way things were. Instead, there are many questions, we feel different...
Passion Drives Cancer Survivor Navita Gunter
Fifteen years ago Navita Gunter was “attacked” by cervical cancer. It was a very hard time but she fought the good fight, and today, by the grace of God, she is a survivor. She thrives by volunteering her time to encourage those who are suffering from the horrific disease, and by educating women and young...
Giving through Volunteering Brings Healing and Blessings in Return
Jocelyn McCoy First her mother died from cancer. Eighteen months later her father died. Jocelyn McCoy was devastated. But with time and the sage advice of a wise woman, Jocelyn found her way out of the devastating grief by volunteering. “I was looking for a way out of the valley I was in following the...
