A cancer coach can be an uplifting advocate for someone diagnosed with the disease. Sharon Lee Parker of Hackensack, founder of the Life Lover Foundation, decided to become a cancer coach to help those with a cancer diagnosis after she was misdiagnosed and learned she had two unrelated cancers plus a benign brain tumor. The oncologist who provided treatment in Houston, Dr. Andre Goy, noticed that Parker related to patients in the waiting room and helped them feel more at ease and positive about navigating the uncharted waters of the cancer experience. Her attitude was contagious and soon people were referred to her and calling for coping strategies. Parker has coached 856 individuals and their families through onset and treatment. With the profits from her book, “Look Out Cancer Here I Come,” she established the Life Lover Foundation to support cancer research.