I founded the multi-channel platform, The Patient Story, out of my own experience with a cancer diagnosis. Our mission is to help people navigate life at and after diagnosis, mainly through patient& care partner stories, and educational conversations featuring the top cancer specialists in the world.
I’m glad you found us. If you want to share your story or have feedback on what would be helpful to you and/or your loved one(s), please share with us using the form below.
Most of all, please know that you are not alone. I know that this can be a confusing and difficult time. There are so many of us who are or have gone through this, trying to figure out where to go and how to manage each day. Visit our library of stories here and at our video channel to hear from others who share their experiences and messages of hope.
I was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2016 – over the phone. Like so many other people, my family and I started to swim in questions.
What’s next?
How would our lives change?
Where do we go?
The unknowns were endless so we turned to the internet to search for answers. There was so much to try and figure out. What made it worse was how the information came: medical jargon, (outdated) statistics, and studies with data hidden behind paywalls.
It made us feel incredibly helpless.
My husband reached out to his childhood friend, David, now a doctor at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where I would later get treatment.
He came over to our house the night of the diagnosis, telling me and my family – in human terms – what might happen and what our options were. He’s not an oncologist, but his experience as a doctor helped walk us through the next steps.
And that’s why I created this website, originally named “OneDavid.” We are working to give one “David” to everyone who needs and wants the help – in human terms. Our videos have now hit more than 100 million views in the last few years, and we are excited to push forward with our patient connection and education initiatives for along time to come.
I’m happy to say I’m in remission and am now celebrating life by dedicating it to our community of cancer patients and caregivers. Big hugs.