DJ was diagnosed 8 years ago, aged 19. Although not in remission, his condition is currently under control with medication. Since diagnosis he has completed his university course, is working full time as an attorney and has recently married and started a family. Many of his peers do not know that he has tumours in both lungs as well as multiple bone sites. He has traveled overseas several times and enjoys an active life.
Nancy was also diagnosed 8 years ago, at 43, with a tumour in her thigh. The following year, tumours were detected in both lungs. Nancy tried several treaments, with varying success, then a tumour was found in her liver. For the last three years there has been no new growths, and she is not on any medication. She is a busy wife and mother, works full time, and is kept busy with family, social and church activities, as well as water aerobics and leisurely walks.
Linda, 59, was diagnosed with EHE in aorta and lungs 3 years ago. Linda opted for a relatively new form of radiation therapy called pinpoint precision fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery, and her tumours have been stable since. When not working, Linda and her husband spend many hours taking long walks in the countryside where they live, feeding the swans, the cygnets, and the occasional heron.
