Photo for Headline Surfer / Brittany Taylor, a cancer survivor, speaks at the Halifax Health -- Cancer Center for Hope 2025 Celebrate Life event at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
By SERA KING / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- More than 300 cancer survivors and family members gathered Saturday at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the Halifax Health -- Cancer Center for Hope 2025 Celebrate Life event.
The annual event, held in June during National Cancer Survivor Month, recognizes both those currently in treatment and those who have fought the disease.
“Each year, it’s a true privilege to celebrate our survivors at this annual breakfast,” says Julie Roth, Halifax Health – Cancer Center for Hope's service line administrator. “Hearing our patients share their journeys is incredibly moving, and we’re deeply grateful to walk alongside them in their stories of strength and hope.”
“Each year, it’s a true privilege to celebrate our survivors at this annual breakfast,” said Julie Roth (shown here), Halifax Health – Cancer Center for Hope's service line administrator. “Hearing our patients share their journeys is incredibly moving, and we’re deeply grateful to walk alongside them in their stories of strength and hope.”
The event included remarks from the Cancer Center’s benefactor, Charles L. Grant, also a cancer survivor, and testimonials from other survivors, including Elizabeth Patterson, Brittany Taylor, and Donna Victory. A partner in the Arts in Medicine program with our Cancer Center for Hope, The Hub on Canal, an art gallery in New Smyrna Beach, was present to provide an art project for attendees, and 40 lucky attendees were gifted plant centerpieces donated by Lindley’s Garden Center.
“There are more than 18 million cancer survivors in the United States alone,” Roth said. “This community reminds us that life does not stop with a diagnosis—it continues with purpose, strength, and the power to inspire others."
To learn more about the programs and treatments offered by Halifax Health – Cancer Center for Hope, visit halifaxhealth.org/cancercare or call 386-425-HOPE.
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