Life's Mountains: What a Brain Tumor Survivor Learned Climbing a Mountain and Battling "Terminal" Cancer
Cheryl L. Broyles is a wildlife biologist who at the age of 33 was diagnosed with what is considered terminal brain cancer - a grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme.  She was told she had less than a year to live.   Cheryl is beating the statistics, twelve years later she is still alive living in Oregon with a wonderful husband and two great sons.  Over the past twelve years she has lived through three recurrences, four brain surgeries, radiation, and was on chemotherapy for over three years.  During that time she has amazed the doctors by surviving cancer and climbing Mount Shasta.   Cheryl purpose now is encouraging others battling cancer to never give up hope.  She has reached out to many through her book, web page, video, and many internet brain tumor support groups. Cheryl's web page: www.cherylbroyles-gbm.com