Battling cancer: 2 survivors' story
Quick ReadJoyce O'Brien's world came crashing down when she and her husband, Kevin, were diagnosed with late-stage cancers less than two years apart. What followed led them to a lifestyle that can fight disease.
Photo credit: John Paraskevas | Kevin and Joyce O'Brien are shown on their front porch of their East Northport home with daughters Dasha, 7, and Kelsey, 13. Ten years ago, both Kevin and Joyce were diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Doctors gave them little hope of survival. Crediting their determination, faith, and the lifestyle changes they made, the couple is now cancer free. (April 4, 2011)
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When she was a teenager, Joyce O'Brien's father gave her the steel frame of a 1965 Mustang. If she wanted a car, she had to build it. "Don't think you can't do it," he said. "If you keep trying, you can figure anything out."
Joyce built that Mustang. She also became the managing director of a $2-billion Wall Street business, married the love of her life and started building their dream house...
