K-LOVE Closer Look: Cancer Patients Matched With Friendship and Encouragement

Published: April 11, 2024, 9:40 p.m.

A stark loneliness can settle in after a cancer diagnosis. \u201cOur vision is a world where cancer is not a solitary experience,\u201d says Stephanie Lieber, Exec. Dir of Imerman Angels. \u201cThat is why we are here -- so that you don't have to face this disease alone.\u201d The international network offers free peer-to-peer friendship for any stage. \u201cWe match cancer fighters, survivors, pre-vivers and caregivers with someone who's been through something that they have been through.\u201d K-LOVE's Billie Wright reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]