by Dan Hill | Jun 13, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
“I can’t believe this is coming out of my mouth,” Kristen Ricciardelli said, “but I actually think it’s easier to be an active cancer patient than a post-cancer patient.” She spoke from experience. The mother of four from Milwaukee was still breast feeding her...
by Dan Hill | May 13, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Kim Bunner said living with cancer for more than a decade has given her perspective. The illness brought her closer to her husband, Matt, and showed her children, 15-year-old Haylee and 12-year-old Cameron, how to be considerate, Kim said. “You hate to say that...
by Dan Hill | Apr 19, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Mikki Jeschke’s goals include volunteering, fundraising, and launching a non-profit organization. But the mother of two from Fishers, Indiana, didn’t have these projects in mind when she attended the Inheritance of Hope Legacy Retreat® at Disney World with her family...
by Dan Hill | Mar 22, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Tricia Lillard calls her experience with cancer an emotional roller-coaster. “One of the biggest challenges is the uncertainty with which I have to live my life,” she said. “You think things are great then you get a bad scan or diagnosis.” Two of her children, Tekia...
by Dan Hill | Feb 23, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Bambi Byers, 40, said the Tim McGraw song “Live Like You Were Dying” sums up everything she could say about her husband, Marc, who passed away in March 2011.“It was my husband to a ‘T,’” she said.Marc was having trouble swallowing in June 2009, and a few months later...