Back on Stage, One Peg at a Time

December 20, 2018
Brielle Benyon
Brielle Benyon

Brielle Benyon, Assistant Managing Editor for CURE®, has been with MJH Life Sciences since 2016. She has served as an editor on both CURE and its sister publication, Oncology Nursing News. Brielle is a graduate from The College of New Jersey. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, CrossFit and wishing she had the grace and confidence of her toddler-aged daughter.

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we sit down with Evan and hear about his cancer journey and the path he took to get back on stage.

Evan Ruggiero, who grew up tap dancing, was in college when he faced one of his biggest hurdles yet — a diagnosis of osteosarcoma that eventually led to a leg amputation. When he received this news, doctors told him of all the aspects of life he would eventually be able to re-learn and participate in: walking, running, driving, swimming and so on. But one of Evan’s biggest goals was to tap dance again.

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we sit down with Evan and hear about his journey and the path he took to get back on stage.