Manny De La Cruz was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2022. After several surgeries and four rounds of chemotherapy, he showed no evidence of disease in March 2023.
Manny describes his cancer journey as “riding a wave”: every time something good happened, it was shortly followed by something bad. Through this wave-riding, Manny has gotten better at asking for help and leaning on others. “I had no idea how much I needed other people. But I had no choice, so I allowed myself to open up to others, which was probably one of the most difficult things to do.”
In September 2023, Manny had the opportunity to join 10 other TC survivors at an Epic Experience camp. Before that week, he had never met so many other TC survivors and was surprised at how quickly he connected with a group of men who truly understood what he had experienced. Manny intends to keep riding his wave and continue supporting his community through survivorship.
Learn more about how Epic Experience empowers cancer survivors to live beyond cancer at www.epicexperience.org