Erin Laviola

After a breast cancer diagnosis at age 37, Lakeitha Rousseau found strength, hope and a renewed purpose helping others as a nurse and advocate.

When prostate cancer upended his life, Kevin Connor found a path forward through expert care at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago.

Angela Onodera-Jimenez shares her experience with rare metaplastic breast cancer, metastatic cancer treatment, remission and ongoing immunotherapy at City of Hope Arizona.

Brittany Barden was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36. Learn how City of Hope Arizona helped her move quickly from diagnosis to recovery

Gargano’s cancer journey began with a severe case of COVID-19 in June 2024. Progressively worsening symptoms, and an unexplainable pain in her abdomen prompted her to visit the emergency room.

Michael Mengote’s carotid body tumor was the largest his USC Arcadia Hospital surgeon had seen. Now, Michael is back to fishing.

Céline Comolet is training for her next race only months after open-heart surgery to address an anomalous left coronary artery.

Thanks to USC Orthopaedic Surgery, a new hip allows world traveler Traci Samczyk to continue her adventures without pain.

Dulce Marilyn Morán shares how she overcame fear of judgment over her skin and built a greater sense of self-confidence.

Madalyn Meagher Hamm refuses to allow eczema to control her life, but she admits some days are rough. Here’s how she balances eczema and her mental health.

Ar describes how they used a frustrating encounter with a doctor as motivation to shift the narrative and become their own best advocate.

Jennifer Etienne overcame years of insecurity and pursued her childhood dream, without allowing eczema to hold her back.

After years of battling severe eczema, Amanda Campbell shares how she successfully managed her eczema during one of the toughest backpacking hikes in the United States.

Matt shares how his love of sports connected him with a group of friends who played an important role in in his life, and accepted him, despite his eczema.

Kacey shares her experience teaching her 11-year-old daughter, Chayse, how to talk openly and with confidence about her atopic dermatitis with friends and adults.

Keck Medicine of USC transplant experts helped one set of siblings save another.

A rare living-organ transplant exchange performed by the USC Transplant Institute allowed one set of siblings to save the other.

Cochlear implant surgery helps a California grandfather hear again.

Karin Stoddart, from Seattle, Washington, shares how she overcame insurance roadblocks to access critical eczema treatment.

Edward Taguba, from Oahu, Hawaii, details his decades-long struggle to find the right eczema treatment — and his insurance obstacles.