Corinne – A New Plan

An exciting weekend of family fun at Atlanta Motor Speedway turned into the start of a very different endurance race for Corinne Coning and...

Scott – One in One Hundred

Tracy Phillips jokes that she always knew her husband Scott was special. So special that he got not one, but two kinds of lymphoma—Hodgkin's...

Brittany – Finding Rewards When Life Throws You a Curve

Every newlywed expects some adjustments. Married life is different than single life. Maybe there's a new place to live, new responsibilities, new plans for...

Karen – ‘You Don’t Have to Stop Your Life’

Karen Bova has fought cancer twice and each time brought a different lesson. In 2006, she was diagnosed with cancer in the right breast—ductal carcinoma...

The Heroes Project 2017

We've been introducing you to Heroes in Gwinnett Magazine since 2009. Men, women and children. Our neighbors, our family, our friends. Remarkable individuals all....

Lisa – ‘God, Use Me’

When her surgeon called with the results of her biopsy, Lisa Roulhac was taking care of her two-year-old grandson. "I'll never forget that day. He...

Paulette – Too Busy for Cancer

The first time she had cancer, Paulette Zinkann was just too busy for it. It was 1995 and she was 39 years old, working...

Kim – ‘You Never Expect to Hear Those Words’

In retrospect, Kim Houston will tell you she should have acted sooner. "I was fatigued. I could never get rid of that lethargic feeling—like...

Michael – Dance On

When Michael Yi tells the story of his cancer journey, he sounds like a grateful man reciting the stories of a hundred blessings. As for...

Emily – A Saving Hug

The healing power of touch. It's a phrase we hear often. Maybe it's even cliché. But not to Stephen and Naomi Thornton. Not when...