Thriving after cancer: Open to life, expecting to love and prepared to serve. My journey to Nepal with Above and Beyond Cancer

I’m a two-time cancer survivor: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and breast, 2010 and 2011, respectively.However, my cancer…

In the Words of Bob Seger — I’m Going to Kathmandu!

It’s Wednesday, September 9th. At least it was Wednesday September 9th when we began our journey in Des Moines. We’re now into our 3rd flight across three continents, and I’m honestly not certain what day it is or where we are right now.

The Inside Story Behind the Next Great Des Moines Event

On the night I asked Lisa to marry me I proposed a seemingly outrageous idea — If the two-year anniversary of our first date, November 10, 2001, fell on a Saturday we should get married then. It was an outrageous idea because we had…

4 Key Lessons I Learned from Camping with Cancer Survivors

I am riding on a narrow bench seat in the rear of a 15-passenger van, scrunched between an Episcopalian priest and a nationally renowned oncologist. This sounds like a joke: “So, there is a middle-aged woman, a priest, and a…

My Journey to Nepal — Told by 17 Amazing Photos

My name is Jake DeHaai, and I am a senior at Iowa State University. I have been greatly blessed to be a part of the Above + Beyond Cancer journey to Nepal. After being diagnosed with Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma at the age of 10, I received…

I’m A Cancer Survivor, I’ve Never Flown, And Next Week I Leave For A Mission To Nepal

by Mickell Ebbers

On August 7th, 2014 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. At twenty-two years old I felt I was making a name for myself as an independent…

A Secret About Cancer Everyone Should Hear

It is no longer a secret that nutrition and fitness improve the quality of life of a survivor during and after cancer treatment and reduce the incidence of occurrence. The impact of Above + Beyond Cancer’s Total Training program, a small-group personal…

Celebrating Survivorship in Nepal

As I sit in the grand lobby of the Himalayan Hotel of Kathmandu, Nepal, I am already reduced to tears. The air is hot and sticky and I can hear the Nepalese staff singing as they prepare what I can only imagine to be yet another delicious meal. It is interesting to hear…

A Cancer Survivor You Should Get To Know

Joni Livermore is more than a three-time cancer survivor; she’s a mother, a grandmother…

We Just Built More than a Garden in Nepal

September 13, 2015 my day started with a slumber party at 0330 with my roommate Audrey. We were both wide awake so we spent the next 1 ½ hours talking about our first 48 hours in Nepal. We talked about the people and their dress, the traditional Nepalese…