Chapter 1: Meet Stacie Supported by friends, family and their care team at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, Stacie and Hank Sisk battled their cancers together, every step of the way. Follow their story with a new chapter each Tuesday at BelieveInstitute.com
A wife, mother and friend to many, Stacie Sisk takes us on an emotional journey of love, loss, courage and hope as she shares her and her husband Hank's story. Follow their fight against cancer with a new chapter each Tuesday.
Stacie Sisk's story has inspired many, including caregivers and co-workers. They share their appreciation for Stacie's example of how we can beat cancer together.
Having lost her husband to cancer, breast cancer survivor Stacie Sisk continues to inspire others by sharing her story and through her work at the American Cancer Society.
A fighter until the very end, Hank Sisk spends his final days at home, enveloped in the love of friends and family. “It was such an honor to be by his side,” says his wife, Stacie.
Like the fictional character portrayed in comic books, Hank Sisk discovers an inner strength that propels him to keep fighting while he prepares his family for what’s to come.
With little time remaining, Hank Sisk’s family and care team rallies to make everything on his “bucket list” happen.
Supported by family and his care team at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, Hank Sisk defies his cancer, calls for another round of chemotherapy and decides to do what matters most.
After two surgeries and several rounds of chemotherapy, Hank Sisk and his family learn that his cancer is no longer operable and that his time is running out.
After a two-year battle with breast cancer, Stacie Sisk finds herself on the road to recovery while her husband, Hank, takes a turn in the opposite direction as he continues to fight his own cancer.
One of the final steps to reaching a new normal, Stacie Sisk’s breast reconstruction brought her treatment full circle and gave her a new sense of confidence.
Unsure what to expect, Stacie Sisk finds reassurance as she undergoes radiation therapy, one of the final steps in her cancer treatment.
As a patient at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, you never have to go it alone. As Stacie Sisk will tell you, she and her husband, Hank, had an entire team behind them.
Like parting with a security blanket, it wasn’t easy for Stacie Sisk to lose her hair. But she had a head-shaving party and boldly celebrated her new look.
Learn how family and friends helped Stacie and Hank Sisk through one of the most trying times in their lives as they both underwent treatment for cancer.
With open arms and a sense of purpose, the care team at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute rallied for Stacie Sisk and her husband as they battled their cancers together.
Stacie Sisk gained a new understanding when she went from caregiver to patient after being diagnosed with breast cancer, while her husband continued to fight his own cancer.
Unsure what to expect, Stacie Sisk considered all her options before choosing a lumpectomy to remove the cancer growing inside her breast.
Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Hank Sisk's positivity and determination helped him defy the odds for seven years. Learn how his glass-half-full attitude inspired many, including his wife Stacie. Follow their story with a new chapter each Tuesday at BelieveInstitute.com.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can knock anyone down. But for Stacie Sisk, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, it was like a one-two punch. Her husband, Hank, was also fighting cancer. Follow their story with a new chapter each Tuesday at BelieveInstitute.com.
Supported by friends, family and their care team at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, Stacie and Hank Sisk battled their cancers together, every step of the way. Follow their story with a new chapter each Tuesday at BelieveInstitute.com
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Stacie - You are such an inspiration! Thank you.
Yes, I can relate!
Wow!! I can’t wait to read the next chapter. Thank you Stacie for sharing your story.
Wow, Stacie!! You had me at “I’m Stacie Sisk and ... I’m a breast cancer survivor”. Your story and your life are a gift to us all. Go, girl!!! JBG
Stacie, you are truly amazing. Keep on keepin’ on!
Stacie, How wonderful it is to here your story. You’ve gone thru alot since I knew you as a little girl. Sorry to hear about all your grief…but also excited to hear what you are now doing for others. God Bless you!
Stacie you are the hope! Your dedication to finding the cure makes a difference.
Thank you so much for your wonderful words. I am truly honored to be such an inspiration to so many people. I so know that what I have gone through isn’t all about me. The Lord is working amazing things through my hard times for others. just to know I have helped one person - it is all worth it. God Bless all of you! Stacie
Stacie, you are so inspiring. I am so proud of you!
Very uplifting and well done.
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