Above + Beyond Cancer

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…

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…

Dear cancer survivors: Thank you

Dear cancer survivors:

The holiday season is officially upon us, and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for everything you have taught me over the past year.

A Cancer Survivor You Should Get To Know

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

I See Hope Everywhere in this Picture: Walk With Me and I Know You’ll See It, too.

B*&^h, don’t kill my vibe. A Nepalese love story.

“Divide into four groups”, the chief of Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital says to our group of twenty-three, ten of which are cancer survivors. Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital is the indigent care cancer hospital in Bhaktapur, Nepal, a suburb of the capitol…

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…

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…

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…