My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been involved with ZERO since 2016. I am a prostate cancer survivor. I have found wonderful support, knowledge, and inspiration amount all the staff and volunteers with ZERO. In fact I have made several great lifelong friends. They have given me help when I need it, but also empower me to advocate for new treatments and funding. I have been able to tell my story directly to senators and congressmen on Capitol. And the efforts have resulted in developments of new treatments, especially one that works for me and allows me to live healthy enough to see my family grow. I am happy that my grandchildren will have memories of me when they are grown, and the efforts of ZERO today will help to result in a better healthier world.

I am a 12 year prostate cancer survivor. I first became involved with ZERO in 2016. The people in this organization truly care about my struggle with cancer. It’s not just a 9 to 5 job for them, rather something they are very passionate about. It is an organization that takes action to support, educate, and advocate for prostate cancer patients and their families. With their help, I have become more empowered to put my own strengths toward the fight to end prostate cancer. I have also made many friends among the staff, patients, families, and medical professionals I have met through my ZERO activities. If you wish to be directly involved in a positive way, or simply want to donate, this is most definitely an organization you should check out.

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010. The treatments I took, and still take, did not cure me, but did keep the cancer from spreading and allowed me to life a quality life. I discovered several of the treatments, that saved my life, were available due to the advocacy efforts of ZERO. I have been involved with them since participating in a Run Walk several years ago. Not only do they have many programs available to help patients, caregivers, and their families, but are an organization that takes action rather than simply set on the sidelines.

ZERO has been an awesome help to me through my 10 year prostate cancer journey. They are a wonderful group of people who provide the support and love we need to get through trying times; even more so with the complexity of COVID on top of cancer. They provide a wide variety of resources and support. The thing I like best is that they empower me as a patient to speak up and advocate. They take bold action and move the fight against prostate cancer forward on a daily basis. Being a part of ZERO makes me feel like I am being a part of the solution.

I was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer in January 2010. My prostate was removed in April 2010. Side affects such as inconstancy and impotence last to this day. The cancer remained and spread to my bones. The drugs and procedures developed through the DOD and made possible by the advocacy of ZERO is what keeps the cancer at bay.

I tried some other support groups, and they certainly served a purpose, but they had a passive, not active approach to prostate cancer. ZERO presented the active, energetic, advocacy, patient support, and education that followed my own heart.

You are never cured of cancer. It remains with you for life. You live your life wondering if each new pain is “the” pain the oncologist asks about. Side effects may remain for life.

I would like to be remembered for the positive impact I have made on the world, for fun times and for my relationships with others, not as a survivor. This is where ZERO helps. ZERO is a family of survivors, caregivers, and others who believe in an active, rather than a passive, approach to cancer awareness.