How many adult cancer survivors can say they found out they had cancer from their own mom? Owen Applequist did. His mom is a physician. Owen was diagnosed with hodgkins lymphoma when he was 26. Not letting that stop him he kept working and staying active. 15 months later he was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma. Owen had already planned to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. He was determined not to let his cancer keep him from living life to the fullest. Just 95 days after completing his chemotherapy he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro. Owen raises awareness and money during his climbs and he is currently becoming an instructor for First Descents, an organization that offers mountain climbing and other outdoor adventure sports for cancer survivors.
http://www.empowerradio.net/podcasts/cancersurvivor_030411_owenapplequist.mp3
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