T. J. Sharpe | CureTalks

T.J. Sharpe is a Stage IV melanoma patient who shares his journey through cancer in the Patient #1 Blog on www.philly.com. He was diagnosed in August 2012 with melanoma tumors in multiple organs; since then, he has undergone six surgeries and four immunotherapy treatments over two different clinical trials. The initial failures, and subsequent significant positive response, have been chronicled in his blog posts since January 2013. His is a story about life with a serious illness and the mental and emotional hurdles a patient must clear. He writes how a cancer patient’s challenges mirror those many face, and portrays life through the optimistic prism of a patient who is on the long, winding road towards overcoming melanoma’s long odds and deadly consequences. He also shares the latest melanoma and cancer research breakthroughs, and advocacy events and initiatives to help others avoid, detect, or educate themselves on cancer. A South Jersey native, T.J. lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife Jennifer and two young children, Josie and Tommy.