Talk Stories #021 MARY ANNE RUDDIS - Surviving Cancer Deaths

Talk Stories with Shirley Enebrad · Dec 28, 2025 · 31m

Mary Anne Ruddis was happily married when her toddler daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Though she fought bravely, a secondary cancer caused by treatment took her life. Soon after, Mary Anne’s husband was also diagnosed. She cared for both her daughter and husband at the same time—until she lost them both.

Determined to survive, Mary Anne moved to another state with her two young sons to start over. Then tragedy struck again when her older son was diagnosed with cancer, and the nightmare returned.

In this episode, we talk story with Mary Anne about how she endured unimaginable loss, the…