A librarian who¡¯s done it all
At various points in her life, Adela Justice has spent her days working as a librarian and her evenings playing electric bass in bands and volunteering as a Texas reserve deputy. Sometimes she¡¯s also juggled full- and part-time jobs in different libraries.
Justice, a senior librarian at The Learning Center, has a simple explanation for why she¡¯s often kept such a hectic schedule.
¡°I learned it from my mom. She was a nurse...

Lessons learned from the bike trail
In a way, you could say that riding a bike has saved my life twice.
If I hadn¡¯t fallen off of one in 2014, I might never have learned...
Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm patient finds hope
About 18 months ago, I was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare and aggressive type of leukemia.
Glioblastoma survivor: A second opinion gave me hope
In the summer of 2014, my family and I were on vacation in Italy. Each morning for almost two weeks, I woke up with a terrible headache. They felt a lot like the sinus headaches I¡¯d had since I was a teenager, but none of the routine medications helped.
My wife and I decided to wait until we got home to Texas to see if the headache came from allergies or the hard Italian pillows. But when I continued to wake up with the same headache...

Facing melanoma in high school
At 17 years old, I was diagnosed with melanoma. I was about to start my senior year of high school. Instead of going to the first football...
Creating hope through spacesuit art
I have been blessed, I suppose, with a certain child-like stubbornness. I still believe in dragons. I still plan on being an astronaut. I...
Clinical trial gives uterine cancer survivor hope
Cancer was a part of Maria Lozano¡¯s life long before she became a patient and joined a clinical trial at MD Anderson.
Her mother died...
Acute myeloid leukemia: What to know
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. ¡°Acute¡± means that this leukemia can progress rapidly if not treated...
Hodgkin¡¯s lymphoma survivor helps create history
As a two-time survivor of Hodgkin¡¯s lymphoma, David Olazaba has already beaten the odds in some ways. Now, the teen is making history through...
Pediatric cancer patients¡¯ dreams take flight
Jacob Ballard always knew he wanted to be an engineer. Now, the 17-year-old Ewing¡¯s sarcoma survivor has his sights set on NASA as a future...
Caregiver prepares for daughter to leave the nest after cancer
When Victoria Collins¡¯ 14-year-old daughter Michelle was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, the world stood still for a minute.
¡°I couldn...
Glioblastoma survivor: Game on
My glioblastoma story began on Dec. 28, 2014, when I was scheduled for my annual physical. I¡¯d lost my dad quite suddenly to cancer eight...