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FILOTIMO CANCER CHAMPIONS 

Welcome to our Filotimo Cancer Champions page

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This addition to our project is aimed at identifying those amazing people, who in the face of adversity and against all the odds, not only survived..... but lived to tell their story.

 

We strongly believe that our ability to be able to reach more people is dependent on the growth of our Cancer Champion Program.  

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By identifying Cancer Survivors and Warriors, we are able to contribute positively to the mental and emotional well-being of all cancer warriors.  Together we will change and impact lives!

 

As a Cancer Champion, you will be invited to take part in functions and events and to help reach out to our partners and affiliates.  We hope that our Cancer Champions will assist us in growing our partnership base as well as promoting the project with their followers on all social media platforms as well as assisting the project in raising funds.

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We invite you to share your story on our Cancer Champion's page. If you are interested please can you forward a one-page summary of your journey and some photographs that we can post on our website to evy@filotimo.org.za 

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WE ARE DEEPLY HUMBLED AND HONOURED TO BE PART OF YOUR EPIC JOURNEY

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NICOLE FULLER

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

"CANCER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE" 

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DIANNE CHRISTOPHERS

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

"ONE DAY YOUR STORY

WILL BE SOMEONE'S

SURVIVAL GUIDE".

MICHELLE DE GOUVEIA

TRIPLE NEGATIVE

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

"WHAT I CAN SAY, IS THAT I WANT TO LIVE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE REASONS A MOM DOES!"

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jeremy

maritz

THYROID CANCER SURVIVOR

"GOD NEVER LEFT MY SIDE

AND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ME

TO THIS DAY"

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DENISE MODLIN GOLDSTEIN

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

"LIFE IS A JOURNEY,

FOLLOW THE ROAD AND YOU WILL SUCCEED. 

BE POSITIVE AND DON'T TAKE YOUR HEALTH FOR GRANTED!"

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ABLE

MDHLULI

LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR

"KEEP STRIVING,

FOR GOD GIVES HIS

HARDEST BATTLES

TO HIS

STRONGEST SOLDIERS”

RHONA

JONES

BRAIN CANCER SURVIVOR

MY MOTTO IS....

"BE KINDER AND GENTLER"

EVERYONE YOU MEET IS FIGHTING SOME KIND OF BATTLE

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NIKKI

PENNEL

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

NIKKI TAKES MONTY PYTHON'S ADVICE TO

“ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE”

VERY SERIOUSLY!

MARIA

DA COSTA

BREAST & BONE CANCER WARRIOR

"FIGHT THE BATTLE AND

WIN THE RACE....

BY THE GRACE OF GOD"

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LIZELLE 

KNOTT

STAGE 4 METASTATIC BREAST  CANCER THRIVER & LYMPHOMA SURVIVOR

“ATTITUDE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ORDEAL AND AN ADVENTURE"

CLAUDIA

MENDES

SAVVIDES

CERVICAL CANCER SURVIVOR

“THE FIRE INSIDE ME BURNED BRIGHTER THAN THE FIRE AROUND ME"

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CHANTELLE

DELPORT

MELANOMA CANCER WARRIOR

"GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME

AND I HAVE SO MUCH FAITH

THAT I WILL BE HEALED!"

BRETT

ENSLIN

TESTICULAR CANCER SURVIVOR

"THE IDEA IS

NOT TO LIVE FOREVER,

BUT CREATE SOMETHING THAT WILL"

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ANGELIQUE

LYNCH

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

"MY HOPE IS THAT IN SHARING MY STORY

AND STRATEGIES, I CAN INSPIRE OTHERS TO BE BOLD IN THE BOARDROOM AND IN LIFE"

DANIELLA

VAN ZYL

LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA SURVIVOR

"LEUKAEMIA CREPT UP ON ME AND TRULY KNOCKED ME OFF MY FEET"

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SCHEBONN

DE WET

STAGE IV METASTATIC MELANOMA

SURVIVOR

"THE MEANING OF LIFE IS NOT SIMPLY TO EXIST, TO SURVIVE.... BUT TO MOVE AHEAD, TO GO UP, TO ACHIEVE, TO CONQUER!"

CATHERINE THOMPSON

NON-HODGKIN'S 

T-CELL LYMPHOMA

SURVIVOR

"CONSTANT STRENGTH OF MIND AND TAKING THE STRESS OUT OF LIFE,

IS WHAT I TRY TO FOCUS ON"

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NASTASYA

KOUMARAS

TRIPLE NEGATIVE

BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

"SURGERY, CHEMO, FERTILITY TREATMENT AND RADIATION - I'VE DONE IT ALL,

BUT I ALWAYS SMILE"

STEVE 

KELLY

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

"EVERY DAY IS A GIFT. 

LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST"

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BABETTE 

LABUSCHAGNE

TRIPLE NEGATIVE

BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

"VULNERABILITY IS NOT A WEAKNESS -

IT'S OUR GREATEST MEASURE OF COURAGE"

DRIKA

LOUW

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

"BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

DO NOT DOUBT YOURSELF IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE"

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BIANCA

PARSONS

MELANOMA CANCER

WARRIOR

"I HAVE CANCER,

BUT CANCER DOENS'T HAVE ME!"

NIKOLAOS

ANGELOPOULOS

PNET (primitive neuroectodermal tumor)

SURVIVOR

"A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,

STAYING POSTIVE, BEING COURAGEOUS

A FIGHTING SPIRIT & FAITH IN GOD"

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NANIKI

SEBONI

MELANOMA CANCER

SURVIVOR

"SPEAKING IS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME,

I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO POSITIVELY 

CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE"

CHANEZ

ERASMUS

SYNOVIAL SARCOMA

SURVIVOR

"FIGHT YOUR BATTLE AND

WEAR YOUR SCARES WITH PRIDE....

IT IS PART OF WHAT MAKES YOU, YOU, AND YOU ARE PERFECT!"

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BIANCA

BORRILL

PAPILLARY THYROID

CARCINOMA SURVIVOR

"WE ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE,

WE NEED TO LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST"

LORI-ANNE

BIEBUYCK

BREAST CANCER

STAGE 4 HER2+ 

WARRIOR

"MEMENTO VIVERE -

REMEMBER TO LIVE"

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ROMY-ANNE

REYNEKE

TRIPLE NEGATIVE

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

"I WILL TAKE THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. 

I WILL COME OUT ON TOP & 

I WILL BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME. 

I HAVE WAY TOO MANY THINGS TO DO STILL

IN MY LIFE"

ALEXIA 

OLIVER

PRIMARY MEDIASTINAL

DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL 

NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA

CANCER SURVIVOR

“THOSE WHO HAVE A WHY TO LIVE, CAN BEAR WITH ALMOST ANY HOW"

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DOMINIQUE 

SWART

STAGE 2 

TRIPLE NEGATIVE 

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

“I LEANED HEAVILY INTO MY FAITH - 

I WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITHOUT

MY GOD WITH ME”

ADERA

KACHIENGA

STAGE 0 & STAGE 1 

INVASIVE  

BREAST CANCER HR2+

SURVIVOR

“YEAH.. TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME

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THATO

MPHAMO

BREAST CANCER

HER2+ GRADE 3

SURVIVOR

“I FOUGHT FOR MY MOTHER….”

JOANNA

NAICKER

COLON CANCER

STAGE 4

WARRIOR

“NO ONE ESCAPES PAIN, FEAR AND SUFFERING. 

YET FROM PAIN CAN COME WISDOM, FROM FEAR CAN COME COURAGE, FROM SUFFERING CAN COME STRENGTH -

IF WE HAVE THE VIRTUE OF RESILIENCE”

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NINA

HAMPTON

BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA STAGE 1, GRADE 2

“ONE DAY YOU WILL TELL YOUR STORY OF HOW YOU'VE OVERCOME WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH NOW, AND IT WILL BECOME PART OF SOMEONE ELSE'S SURVIVAL GUIDE"

KIRSTEN

OSBORN

COLON CANCER

STAGE 4

WARRIOR

“MY THEM THAT I SHARE WITH

EVERYONE THAT KNOWS ME IS...

NOT TODAY!!!"

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ASHLEIGH

CARADAS

BREAST CANCER

SURVIVOR

“I am truly grateful for my life. Having a strong will to live is essential to survival. I threw all that I had into my passions and decided to just live it up and carry on doing all the things that make me happy"

NIKOLA

STRACHAN

STAGE 3 MELANOMA WARRIOR

“I have realised that I AM A WARRIOR and will not let this stop me from living an adventurous and meaningful life and making fantastic memories along the way."

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NATASHA 

BROWN

BRAIN CANCER

WARRIOR

“I have come this far and I am stronger than anyone thought I could be - giving up was never an option"

AMBER

WRIGHT

BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

“I have come to rely on 2 pillars in my life: my faith and my family.

They are what have brought me through the most challenging thing that I have ever had to face"

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HESTER

OKOH

STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER

WARRIOR

“I am still alive years later to testify on how I have survived and managed to defy such a hopeless medical verdict through my stubborn and enduring faith in God".
 

RAQUEL
NEILSON

TRIPPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

“I am one blessed girl.  I have had the most incredible amount of support and love. On the days I didn’t have the strength, sense of humour and energy, my family and friends had it for me".

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ERIC
PROUDFOOT

MELANOMA CANCER

WARRIOR

It’s now time for me to show some GRIT. My GRIT journey has just started and I intend to make my kids proud"

DENISE
REDDY

BREAST CANCER

WARRIOR

"I thank God

for his grace and mercy every day

for taking me out of this situation....

and into a brand new life."

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CHANTEL

OELOFSE

BREAST CANCER
WARRIOR

"Every single person is fighting some or other battle. Even while struggling with adversity, each of us can still be a light in someone else's life. So be THAT person...the one that actually cares and makes a difference!".

ALEX AZAB TSAURA

BREAST CANCER
WARRIOR

"When I researched about it, I got the shock of my life....men have breasts too and they can have breast cancer!".

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KIM
GILLOT

BREAST CANCER
THRIVER

"Breast Cancer has taken so much from me, I accept that, I will not be defined by it and I choose to have a positive outlook and inspire others and above all I am a Thriver'.

MPUMELELO
UBISI

BREAST CANCER 
WARRIOR

"I have an amazing partner who encourages me everyday,  

reminds me why I have to live....."

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KAREN STEYN

BREAST CANCER
WARRIOR

Life taught me: 

There is hope in the dark. I must believe that God is good when life is not.

God is good all the time.

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TRACY STODDART

CERVICAL CANCER
WARRIOR

My cancer journey was something I was going to deal with and then sweep it under the carpet and carry on with my life. 

But after watching my cousin, Nikki Pennel, and the way she handled her journey, she inspired me to be open about my experience.    

NTOKOZO DLUDLA

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR
& CANCER PATIENT NAVIGATOR

My journey is been interesting when I look back now.... I am able to say that if you stay positive anything is possible!

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CLAUDETTE FINDLAY

T-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA WARRIOR

I’m 26 years old, not even 30 yet & have been diagnosed with cancer 3 times & survived sepsis.

My goal is to get my bone marrow transplant & never to deal with the ugly big “C again”.

SHOBA RAMDIN

LUNG CANCER WARRIOR

"I went for the second dose of my vaccination, after which I had flu and a week later developed a cough... and my journey began

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LUCILLE SIGABAN

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"A note to all Cancer fighters out there Cancer is not a nice thing but just have a positive mind and fight like you have never fought before and that will keep you strong. Don’t give up!t's easy.

CHRISTELLE FITZELL

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"3 September 2020, everything and anything I thought I knew about myself and life, changed in minutes. Mammogram & Ultrasound was done and while waiting in the seated area I was called in for biopsy - its painful & uncomfortable and while lying there I just knew!"

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ALEXIS KALLIGIANNIS

LIVER CANCER SURVIVOR

"Cancer is a part of my life, but it’s not my whole life. When days seem dark, I know to hang on – to see the sunrise yet again. Another day I have conquered!"

LINDIE LIEBENBERG

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"You never know how strong you are,

till being strong is your only option!"

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TARYN CURRIE

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"Celebrate all the milestones with your loved ones

and make each day count".

ALISON NEWSOME 

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light".

ALISON NEWSOME 

BREAST CANCER WARRIOR

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light".

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