Faces of Hope Blog: Faith

“Swimming Upstream: My Struggle and Triumph Over Cancer and Medical Establishment”
Sajjad Iqbal - October 4, 2024

As many of you know, facing any adversity is challenging. Being a healthcare professional makes this journey more difficult. Dr. Iqbal shares his story which was featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in August. He has attended our Face2Face Healing Support Group meetings via Vidyo Conferencing from his home in New Jersey. It has been a […]

Unfinished Business for God!!!
By Jennifer Moss-Miller - June 12, 2025

At the age of 2 1/2 was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma of the right eyelid. Mine came up with what was thought to be a stye and took me to surgery to lance it. That’s when it was determined to be cancer. I took 21/2 years of 3 different iv chemo’s and radiation and cobalt. I […]

How living with CLOVES has changed my life
By Lindsay - May 9, 2025

I never really thought my syndrome had a significant impact on me as a person. I was alone for most of my life, thinking I was the only person in the world with this rare disease. Until I was correctly diagnosed and met others like me, I really struggled with my differences. I was born […]

Healing The Hard Way: You Are Not Alone
By Karen Scuilli - March 7, 2025

My journey began as a single mom of one son and working as a nurse clinical consultant for one of the largest insurance providers in Pennsylvania. My life fit together like the pieces of a puzzle and I was both professionally and personally satisfied and thriving. I was diagnosed with a late state parotid (salivary gland) […]

A Life Worth Saving
Atiya Abdelmalik - November 22, 2024

“She needed a hero so that is what she became.” Author Unknown I couldn’t see the clock! At one of the most critical moments in my job, the hands on the clock were a blurry vision. It might as well been non-existent. At the precise moment I needed to see the time clearly it felt […]