In Stories of Hope, we regularly publish the stories of people who have a positive message to share, whether their cancer diagnosis was just recently, or long ago. Our featured survivors share words of inspiration, wisdom, hope, and support in these stories about how their lives have been changed by cancer.Our editors have chosen 10 of the most inspirational stories of 2016. For many who are facing a cancer diagnosis,
or any other illness or hardship, hearing from others who’ve been through one already can be a great source of comfort and support. We hope you will find inspiration in these stories of cancer survivors.
Sophia Anagnostou was in 6th grade when leukemia interrupted her life. She’s endured chemotherapy, spinal taps, surgeries, blood and platelet transfusions, and life-threatening infections.
To cope, Sophia wrote and produced a song about her illness and shared it online. “People wrote that I was inspirational and that this will help their daughters and sons get through their illness. It makes me feel like I did something good. I feel like I helped people,” she said.
