She is also involved in the UF chapter of national Student Nursing Association, coordinating and assisting with community events for student participation. She volunteers for the American Cancer Society in Gainesville and works part-time as a patient care assistant on the pediatric floor at Shands Hospital. She was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma in August 1998. She said learning she had cancer made her look at life very differently. It's made me want to enjoy everything, and to accomplish everything.
Life can be very short.
It makes you realize how lucky you are because you have so much. I see all these people with cancer, and they have such a passion for life. You should be thankful for every day. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1985. He plans to eventually enter a medical field, possibly becoming a physician's assistant.