Sean Swarner
February 21st, 2008
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I am a two-time cancer survivor and living proof of triumph against all odds. At age 13, I was diagnosed with life-threatening Advanced Stage IV Hodgkin’s Disease. My prognosis was critical, and doctors did not expect me to live more than three months. Yet treatment after treatment, I improved. My family felt my turnaround was nothing short of a miracle - until the unimaginable happened. Two years later, at age 15, doctors found a cancerous tumor in my chest wall. It was Askin’s Sarcoma, another, entirely different and potentially fatal form of cancer. This time, doctors gave me only two weeks.
Nearly 15 years later, and with only partial use of my lungs, I stood at the summit of Mt. Everest with those memories fresh in my mind. I am the first cancer survivor to climb the world’s highest mountain, and have since conquered Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Vinson Massif, Kosciusko, and Denali/Mt. McKinley (highest peaks in Africa, Europe, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and North America). To most, this feat may have seemed impossible, but I learned at a young age that no challenge is too great, no peak too high. Now, I share my message of healing and triumph with cancer patients worldwide by visiting hospitals during my expeditions, giving hope to the children, parents, and others battling cancer.
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