The words that change everything
Apr 07, 2026
I will never forget the words:
“You’ve got cancer.”
Even though I’m grateful I didn’t experience the worst of the worst in treatment, those words flipped a switch in me.
Suddenly I understood things I couldn’t understand before:
How lonely cancer can feel.
How much people want to talk.
How much they need to be heard.
That’s why I built CancerWalk.
A free, faith-friendly community for patients, survivors, caregivers, and friends & family — because no one should walk the cancer journey alone.
— Karren Tyler
Founder, CancerWalk