“My dad really supported me. When I was at my lowest during cancer treatment, he was a shoulder to lean on and visited me every day in the hospital. He has also been my biggest financial supporter when the hospital bills started rolling in, as I am a teacher’s assistant and could never have...

“I think one of the main reasons I was able to deal with everything going on was because of my mom and my dad, Bill. Whenever I would get upset about having to miss school (I was in college when I was diagnosed) or life in general, he was always there for me. I think when you are young and faced...