Together we are Stronger

Our time together began two decades ago when our biggest challenges were small.

Meet sister Aidan Morris, Shenell Malloy with Brenna Johnson

But, in 2019, we experienced something new together: CANCER.

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This is the story of three friends and sisters.

Shenell and Aidan, friends and mothers in their thirties, were diagnosed weeks apart with aggressive cancers. First Shenell with stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer, and then Aidan with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer and melanoma. Both were considered the picture of health: young, active, and focused on diet and exercise. They were thrust into dealing with devastating diagnosis, but they had each other and they had hope.

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When Shenell started her cancer journey, she made the choice to turn her death sentence into a life sentence. She looked for guidance and answers, but for her diagnosis, there were few. Piecing together what she could find on her own, she realized that long-term survivors defying the odds took a whole-person approach to their cancer treatment and healing.

So alongside grueling brain surgery, chemo, and radiation treatments for an incurable disease, Shenell embraced this new beginning with a full body, mind, and spirit approach to give herself the best chance of surviving longer with terminal cancer.

It was the beginning of her passion to align the latest medical advances and cancer-specific centers of excellence with whole-person healing. ‍As Shenell was in treatment, Aidan received a shocking diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer that had already spread quickly, between elective mammograms.

She was facing one of the harshest regimens available: years of chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries. Only weeks ahead of Aidan, Shenell had already experienced a lifetime of perspective.

She knew the necessary pain of treatment and the unfair emotional strain on all aspects of life. Shenell knew exactly what would support Aidan in the days to come, so she put together a guide of how to “do cancer” and made a care package with items she wished she had during the beginning of her treatment. She could walk with Aidan in a way no one else could.
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After eventually reaching stability, we knew we could turn what we had learned into a resource for those impacted by cancer. We knew exactly how it felt to be lost and intimidated when a cancer diagnosis hits. All we wanted in that moment was to find a person like us, who had our cancers.

We wanted to know everything that person was doing—from medicines they took and the hospitals they were treated at, to the products they loved and the alternative therapies they tried. We wanted to know if they experienced the same thoughts and emotions. Together as patients, caregivers, and sisters, we created a positive, empowering place where anyone impacted by cancer can get actionable information and guidance from survivors.

Aidan Morris 6 Year Survivor | Cancer Quick Facts Recognizing the need for guidance during such challenging times, they decided to share their knowledge, experiences, and resources with others facing similar struggles.

Their shared mission: to provide guidance, comfort, and hope to the 1 in 3 individuals impacted by cancer, offering insights inspired by their own challenging yet enlightening journeys. Their mission is to provide a beacon of hope and guidance for

those lost and overwhelmed by the challenges of cancer.

Together we are Stronger and Together we can Do Cancer!

To learn more about our story and Do Cancer,

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Do Cancer does three things:

Makes proven treatments & survivor tips accessible to anyone
Provides free concierge care to those in and out of treatment
Sends clean, survivor-curated Healing Kits

Stunned to her core when she was diagnosed with the aggressive form of brain cancer, Shenell committed herself to doing whatever it took to defeat her cancer.

Meet Shenell Malloy | Co-Founder, Do Cancer – SHOUTOUT SOCAL

In early 2019, my world flipped upside down and my life changed forever.

One moment I am a healthy, active, 36-year-old mom of two beautiful children living a normal life. Next, I’m staring at an image of a mass in my brain, being told I needed brain surgery because I may have the deadliest form of all cancers, glioblastoma.

At that moment, time stopped and my breath was ripped away from me. I was in absolute shock, so many questions racing through my mind. While I was still recovering from brain surgery, my oncologist recommended I immediately begin 42 days of combined radiation and chemotherapy.

Those 42 days were the hardest and darkest days of my life, and I am so thankful for the love and support I received from my family, friends, integrative healers, and doctors. I was determined to fight and do whatever it took to heal. Not only was this a physical fight, but I knew I had to begin a mental, emotional, and spiritual healing journey.

I began listening to my body, using food as medicine by eating organic foods and eliminating refined sugar and grains. I did weekly hypnotherapy, acupuncture, reiki, cranial sacral massages, daily meditation, walks on the beach, and Epsom salt baths. Basically, anything and everything I could do to help my mind, body, and spirit heal.

I could not have made it through conventional cancer treatment without doing every one of these practices. I made the choice to fight, the choice to live, to be positive, and trust that my body has the power to heal.

I worked through stored trauma and negative emotions and let go of anything that felt heavy or stressful. Feeding my cells with positive, loving thoughts and visualizing a time when I would grow old and one day hold my grandchild.

A moment that I would fight to live for.

Every day I told myself these healing affirmations: I am healthy, I am strong, I am HEALED, because that was the truth I wanted my mind, body, and soul to hear so that it could one day become my reality. I believe everything happens for a reason and there are valuable lessons and growth when we are faced with hardship and pain. I know I am alive today to help others going through this horrible health crisis and to help give others the hope that better days are ahead.

I hope to share my journey and lessons learned through Do Cancer, a nonprofit I helped create to provide a place of hope, support, and positivity for those who hear the dreadful words, “you have cancer.” A resource to help those in need of finding hope, inspiration, and the strength to never stop believing in miracles, because I am one. I know together we can do this, we can do anything, we can Do Cancer!

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Until there is a cure for cancer, long-term survivors are the key to finding answers.

In Remembrance of our Founder, Shenell Malloy

Hope is the greatest medicine of all.

There are few people who are brave enough to make change happen.

They refuse to accept what is.

They volunteer to get involved in difficult situations. They serve others in ways that grow to impact many more. When you’re in the presence of one of these special people, you simply know. Our Founder Shenell Malloy was an inspiration in action. Shenell passed away from Glioblastoma in May 2024. She lived five years longer than expected, and she described those five years as deeper and more meaningful than the 36 years before.

She spent her final time living fully and vibrantly, doing what she loved most: being with her family and helping others battling cancer. She considered herself lucky. She never wanted to be seen as a victim because she truly understood what it meant to be alive—to get to live. During the early days of her cancer journey she was fixated on the gaps and injustices in cancer care.

She vowed to push change for others if she survived against the odds, and she spent her last years on earth doing just that.

She channeled her own pain into action, and what she learned into a new standard of cancer care to share with others.

She simply wanted to help others live longer and have better outcomes.

She woke up every day with great purpose and clarity.

Today, we have grown the organization to impact thousands of lives by offering free premium cancer care, survivor guidance, and transparent medical information to anyone who wants it, Shenell was a special change-maker. She saw a need, together we created and built a solution, and watched it fly. While Shenell’s loss leaves an incredible void in our lives, we live out her determination and compassion every day with Do Cancer patients. We will continue her legacy and spirit of service to others.

Whether you are a patient, survivor, caregiver, or loved one touched by cancer, your story can have an enormous impact. You can provide hope and inspiration to someone recently diagnosed with cancer or a patient undergoing therapy.

This is the story of three friends and sisters.

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Our time together began two decades ago when our biggest challenges were small. But, in 2019, we experienced something new together: CANCER.

SUMMARY

Aidan with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer and melanoma.

Despite being healthy, active, and devoted to health routines, they found themselves grappling with aggressive cancers. United in their fight, they embarked on their cancer journeys together determined to HEAL.

Shenell chose to turn her terminal prognosis into a lifelong commitment to living.

Alongside conventional treatments, she pursued a complementary holistic approach to healing, integrating mind, body, and spirit.

Meanwhile, Aidan, thrust into an intense treatment regimen, leaned on Shenell’s invaluable insights gained from her own experience.

Recognizing the need for guidance during such challenging times, they decided to share their knowledge, experiences, and resources with others facing similar struggles.

Brenna, a caregiver to loved ones battling cancer, also joined their mission, offering support and wisdom to fellow caregivers. Their collective experiences led them to create a resource hub for those navigating cancer’s complexities.

4 years of life after a terminal diagnosis. | Brenna Johnson on LinkedIn: #cancer

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Aidan, now stable after years of treatment, aims to be the support she wished she’d found when first confronted with their diagnoses. The mission is to provide a beacon of hope and guidance for those lost and overwhelmed by the challenges of cancer.

Meeting people where they are, is a powerful rule to live by. | Do Cancer

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