Ara and Arlene, Philippines

Cancer turned our world upside down when we lost our brother to it. The fear, helplessness, and grief that followed changed our family forever, leaving a silence that reminds us daily of how unfair cancer can be and how deeply it scars not only the patient, but to everyone who loves them- Ara and Arlene Lanorio and Family / Neurofibromatosis Society.

This story was published with the consent of Philippine Alliance of Patients' Organisations.