鈥楰eep Believing鈥: Gainesville Cancer Survivor Shares Message of Hope
Gainesville resident Chronda Nicholas has been a breast cancer survivor long enough to have her oncologist once tell her he鈥檇 bet his own garage her cancer鈥

Gainesville resident Chronda Nicholas has been a breast cancer survivor long enough to have her oncologist once tell her he鈥檇 bet his own garage her cancer鈥
Courtney has always been a planner, even as a child. Growing up in Gainesville, she produced pretend weddings for her sister and neighborhood friends, ensuring鈥
In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In鈥
Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn鈥檛 be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble鈥
Donna Pinckney worked as an oncology nurse in Daytona Beach for nearly two years when her role as a clinician was quickly reversed. On Dec. 28, 2020, Pinckney鈥
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Diane Biernacki had no idea what was lurking in her DNA. Then she did a genetic screening as part of a recent women鈥檚 health exam at University of Florida鈥
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In the face of adversity, Lisa Alexander got back on the horse 鈥 literally. Lisa has made horses an integral part of her life since her 30s. Once a competitor鈥
As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,鈥
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