April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: Survivors are sharing their stories [Video]

The month of April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and while it may sound awkward to talk about, it’s mroe common than you might think.

According to the Testicular Cancer Society, nearly 10,000 men will be diagnosed with the cancer in 2024 and 500 will die from the disease.

However, it’s a very curable cancer with a 95% survival rate when detected early.

It’s a topic that impacts thousands of people, including myself, and I spoke with two survivors whoa re also sharing their story.

My youngest brother, Hampden Meade Maxwell, was diagnosed with stage 3B testicular cancer in October 2019 and within 11 months, in September of 2020 at U-M Medical Center, a priest read my baby brother his last rights as he passed away at just 25 years old.

It’s the hardest life experience myself and my family has ever gone through, and there’s not a day that …