Meet UVSC Hero, Eva'Marih. Her mother, Jean, shared her story below: Eva'Marih is seven years old and is in the 1st grade on O'ahu. She was an only child for 6 years before becoming a big sister. She would constantly ask me for a baby sister since she learned to…

Meet UVSC Hero, Jacob Davis, a 36-year-old self-employed, small business owner working to support his wife and 4-year old daughter while also juggling cancer treatment. Mahalo for inspiring us with your strength and hope, Jacob! In Hawaiʻi, more than half of households are struggling to make ends meet - even…

Francis, a 63-year-old from Makawao, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in October 2023. Since then, he and his wife, Renette, have been making regular trips to Oʻahu for treatment at Queen’s Cancer Center—often staying at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Honolulu. While Renette works as a preschool teacher,…

Myriam, a 55-year old resident of Maui, bravely shares in her own words what her cancer journey has been like: "It was a shower of ice cold water to hear my Oncologist confirm I had Large T cell NH lymphoma last Sept. 2024; harder still to know it is stage…

Meet UVSC Hero, Rochelle, who is 24 years-old. She was married last year and shortly afterwards was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Like many young women fighting cancer who hope to become mothers one day, she faced the possibility of future fertility issues due to chemotherapy and radiation. Fertility…

Maia is an amazing and athletic teenager, with dreams of becoming an elementary school teacher and continuing her passion for surfing competitively. She began her fight against Ewing Sarcoma Cancer in her 6th rib on 5/10/24 at 15-years-old.  Ewing Sarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer of the bone, especially affecting…

UVSC respects each individual's preferences regarding their privacy and confidentiality. We are incredibly grateful for their willingness to share their words and stories to offer hope to others, in whatever capacity they are comfortable with. During my cancer journey, the pandemic happened, my 25 year marriage ended and Maui Fire…

Meet one of the UVSC's youngest warriors,  Solomone Lewis, from Kahuku, O'ahu. He is 3-years old and is the youngest of five siblings. Diagnosed in June 2023, Solo is bravely battling high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia having recently undergone chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy* infusion. Juggling steady employment and…