Finding Support, Getting Back to Normal
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Finding Support, Getting Back to Normal
Jake Prigoff, a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, spoke to the crowd about the little things in life he took for granted before his cancer diagnosis, such as the taste of food or the ability to hum a tune. An avid singer, Mr. Prigoff’s cancer was diagnosed after he was unable to hit a high note that was normally an easy feat and realized something was off.
He was successfully treated at MSK and got back to life as usual. But his family didn’t accept that he was completely back to normal until he took up his favorite activity again: singing in the shower.
Singing, to me, is a reminder that I’m a cancer survivor.
Jake Prigoff
cancer survivor
Mr. Prigoff now sings with his a cappella group, Blackout, which treated the audience to a performance at the end of the day’s events. “Singing, to me, is a reminder that I’m a cancer survivor,” he said. He’s now a medical student and hopes to help others going through similar experiences. “Some day I hope I can fill a room like this with my patients, who will be able to say to themselves that [they] can really appreciate the little things in life,” he said.
Craig Thompson, MSK President and CEO, and Mary McCabe, Director of Clinical Programs for MSK’s newly established Cancer Survivorship Center, also spoke at the program, welcoming survivors and wishing them well.