Mary Browder Had Cancer, But Her Spirit Stays Strong | Unstoppable

Mary Browder was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2014. Immediately after her diagnosis, Mary Browder’s doctor recommended that she go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for treatment. Throughout everything Mary Browder never stopped fighting, and proved that no matter what - we can all be unstoppable. Watch more from UNSTOPPABLE: bit.ly/14qbdko
From the creators of My Last Days, Unstoppable is a four-part series in partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee that profiles the strength and unstoppable spirit of their young patients.
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[@prishaverma905]

i had non hodgkins lymphoma. im around two months cancer free. this is amazing to see!!

[@ChrisBrown-ud3ng]

I have got to stop watching these videos today. I'm crying like a baby over and over again.

[@kalleestevens3249]

I also had Hodgkin's. am about 4 months cancer free. ❤️

[@chelsy874]

Congrats

[@onks1796]

Curtis Tisberger WHY ARE YOU IN EVERY CANCER VIDEO, REPLYING TO PEOPLE SAYING THEY’RE CANCER FREE, AND THEN YOU SAY THAT THEY WILL DIE BECAUSE THEY WENT “BIG JEW PHARMA WAY.” YOU ARE A DISGUSTING HUMAN BEING, LEAVE EVERYONE ALONE AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS.

[@aeyeshehehshscotz06andpoke83]

I’m crying 😭

[@mothman411]

@Curtis Tisberger Utter fool.

[@shailaabcruz501]

@@aeyeshehehshscotz06andpoke83 min a. A v. Con lo es un e ya.. te e v casa a sé q

[@Coopdizzle]

I hate it when anyone gets cancer but children, why?? I just spent the last 10 months fighting triple negative breast cancer. It was hands down the worst. I fear for my children because mine was genetic. I really hope this young lady stays in remission for forever.

[@Coopdizzle]

***** Thank you!! Fuck cancer is right!!

[@elisar8594]

I hope everyone’s alright :)

[@moegraham893]

I had leukemia when I was younger and even I wasn't as brave as her! Go Mary!!!

[@strangerkeeks2535]

Cancer sucks I've had it for over a year and a couple months and I was diagnosed when I was 14 and now I'm 15 and I'm going into a transplant on 19th of this month. & I also have hodgskins lymphoma. Wish me and this transplant luck.

[@stephenpoole5331]

+_MISSKELLIEXO Good luck, and I will pray for you.

[@aphyaster2931]

+_MISSKELLIEXO I'll be praying for you, and I wish you the best of luck!

[@anavrinnirvana1681]

Good luck!

[@bsdjkgf2939]

How Did it go?

[@jeanalzaidi908]

Sending you great big hugs& prayers for you you got this !!!!!!!❤

[@Xtiansldrs]

This ones title should be...the end of my last bad days: beginning of a new life.❤️

[@emonetwothree]

I was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma so this was cool to see... Can relate on so many levels, even just being the first child and always having it so easy. She is an absolute legend and inspiration to me

[@tjfowler6784]

Keep strong and keep living to the fullest.

[@MW1656]

Never Give Up emonetwothree. Things will get better if you choose to make it better- Ryan Higa. I hope you keep strong and know that you will fight through it just like Mary did. I know you can and the whole KZbin Community Supports you. :)

[@emonetwothree]

Thanks so much you guys! Really appreciate it :')

[@klimtkahlo]

Good luck sweets!

[@MW1656]

Your really welcome. You need all the nice comments you can get. :')

[@SheliaRPierre]

Pretty, strong, soft spoken, polite girl YOU ROCK!! Glad you are Living, Loving, Laughing❤

[@JulieR73]

Those nurses are so cool! You could see how much they cared!

[@holliewouldnt]

What an absolutely inspiring girl and wonderful family

[@Participant]

Hollie Watson We couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching and for your support!

[@briew.25]

+Hollie Watson Ikr?!? Thx 4 sharing +SoulPancake!!

[@joannebingham78]

SoulPancake time to get the siccors out #DOITFORCANCER

[@00tonytone]

i would love to be a volunteer for st. Jude. even if its just cleaning the toilets on each floor.

[@haleyd6382]

Congratulations Mary Browder! You're beautiful and unstoppable, don't ever forget that.

[@andrescampos9315]

Oh my god I’m so glad that she survive because she was a strong girl ❤️

[@BrettGailey3]

Mary Browser, if you're reading this, I want to thank you so much! You're a huge inspiration!

[@jennygrace6163]

Her positivity attitude makes me inspired.. wow you're amazing, how could you stay happy with fighting the painful cancer? Get well soon, God bless you :)

[@hentaiswim1527]

I can't wait until God bless me financially I'm going to bless this hospital.

[@WILMA_]

I want to be Mary Browder's VIBE/MOOD when i grow up. I hope she is still living. What a beautiful young lady! Soup Pancake, please update us.

[@philsybert2085]

i will pray for you Mary and every other person who has to go through Cancer.

[@ovidiolarralde585]

mary browder you are one of my idols because i also have cancer and I'm here at st jude also

[@jessicamedina4165]

@Curtis Tisberger you are a horrible person. Karma is real.

[@waywardknight]

Thank you, Mary Browder for showing us what true courage and strength look like.With all the love in the world, may God bless you.

[@lilybeeyourself]

Ugh, knew before I clicked on this it would get me right in the feels, what an inspiring family - more stories like this need to be shared!!!

[@katezettle5268]

Who would dislike this REALLY i mean REALLY

[@madelinegautreaux951]

Why would people dislike this video?!?!? This is so inspiring.

[@beachbms]

What a beautiful spirit Mary Browder is, what a beautiful family she has, a beautiful medical team, and a beautiful legacy she is creating. Bravo to all!

[@summersoaks4407]

Love her attitude. "She faced it like she faced anything else. It is what is. Let's handle it and move on." What a huge inspiration: I will never forget the extraordinary story of Mary Browder.

[@nsmccoy2345]

Mary Browder, u and ur family r an inspiration! God bless you all❤️

[@euphoriajk5487]

God's power is made perfect in weakness. May God bless you all! God is not done writing your story even with your broken heart and your wounds and your scars. God is with you and dont fear because God was there in the past, and WILL be with you forever. He loves you and will never give up on you. Lord Jesus, heal this family and bless them. And in Your precious name, Amen!!!🙏💕

[@mclmaureen]

What a wonderful girl, wonderful family. Is she still doing well? I pray so.

[@tjfowler6784]

That is an amazing girl with such a string and beautiful personality. I hope she continues to do well.

[@lauraf5714]

What an incredibly lovely family, and wonderful nurses too, helping the amazing Mary Browder get well! Very special to have so much love and light in your lives. Wishing you all the best of luck for the future x

[@janetterose1191]

Amazing atitude, to think it's only temporary and won't last forever. A simple word that means so much. Bless her and the family. 💟

[@naomiwoodward8486]

I absolutely loved this, such an inspiration to so many people. Gives me a real insight into how other people cope with their own difficulties; yet to this family they waltzed through it! Super happy it's gone:)

[@basketballer1239]

It's awful that such a BEAUTIFUL young girl would be diagnosed with cancer. KEEP ON FIGHTING! You are an inspiration to me and my family!

[@basketballer1239]

As soon as they started singing I was done. I couldn't keep those tears from coming!!

[@ralfireps2421]

what an angel. what a family. This is so inspirational.

[@AlissaHamilton]

What a girl💖Shes so inspiring, I love her! She taught me a lot, I am so glad I watched this video because Mary Browder is an amazing girl, with amazing spirit. Never stop being you, because Mary, your absolutely amazing❤

[@olivedog1880]

ditto. Amen

[@annhughes1503]

Alissa Hamilton me too

[@annaalexander9571]

What an absolutely inspiring girl and wonderful family This little girl is an inspiration ❤️

[@niganinja9593]

Who ever dislikes this video is a sore hard,loser this girl is a fighter and one of the most bravest girls I know

[@chipvarrell5434]

Who would dislike this?

[@andrescampos9315]

Chip Varrell not me

[@maxolietti7987]

If they have there phone upside down

[@annikaniclasen9025]

Monsters!!

[@emmaartamonova7974]

Chip Varrell Imbeciles craving attention

[@vernamorales2064]

@@emmaartamonova7974 They are drinking Haterade !!!!

[@taniakalaur5840]

I am so proud of you and all your family! It's so touching. Be happy in your life, be healthy, have long-long and interesting life ❤

[@tinyrockergrrl]

{ high five to Mary } You're awesome!

[@rubyco.6349]

Woooooooo yeah most hart warming story ever 😿 I'm like crying 🙀😿

[@unknownsweetener9093]

Really proud of you. ❤️❤️ sometimes bad things happens and you can’t answer why, but this show how to be strong.

[@mrguitar5051]

Bless St Jude 💕

[@richhenry6404]

so thoughtful, im about to cry. I had a grandpa that died but this is WOW omg I love it

[@neliaeppcoo5871]

Yay......Go live a long life Mary Browder

[@edennimes1615]

Im proud of you young lady.

[@alexflohr1453]

Touching and fantastic as usual!! Well done Soul Pancake

[@Staypositive273]

So inspiring and warms my heart, shed a little tear

[@katel5007]

I'm so glad she's cured! This video made me tear up.

[@MW1656]

This Video inspired me to be brave and to have a strong Mind, Body, and Spirit. This video taught me that if I was willing to sacrifice the pain in order to get better, I would do it. I think if I was Mary Browder, I would Never Give Up like she did.

[@tanyahart2396]

My hero💯💯💯💯👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻💪💪💪💪

[@Tw3aKfreak]

She reminds me of Brailee Butler, Casey Lavere's Daughter, the voice and the way she speaks haha, Amazing and so inspiring :)

[@aanjelgarcia]

Thats what i thought Lol!

[@computercrisisohio]

no kid deserves cancer, im so happy to have found this youtube channel

[@alessia3482]

SO HAPPY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY 💖

[@katharineturpen4157]

What an awesome young lady!

[@noraschlegel4268]

This video was so inspirational and it brought me to tears.

[@dylanllewellyn3409]

what a strong girl she's a inspiration to many people no one should get cancer

[@ukulelebab1638]

Wow wow it made me cry she's beautiful a true inspiration to all 👏😭

[@aeyeshehehshscotz06andpoke83]

👉😭👈 🥼 👖

[@ursman3]

She is very brave and very happy for her.

[@StarswirlStudios]

My dad's travel baseball team has a kid who had the same disease. Type 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma. He is now in remission.

[@YvngZoot4]

this is amazing this little girl is a survivor woohoo!

[@user-te2rq1js5w]

She is special she living through cancer she has a rare heart

[@tayllor2900]

Love this girl. Strong as heck. Why did the nurses and her dad keep on calling her by her first and last name together though? Unless Browder is her middle name?

[@TiaraHerr]

I know Mary Browder. Her last name is not Browder. It's a similar name to Bobby Sue or Mary Jo with two parts.

[@LoveTovara]

Made me cry... Wow that is inspirational

[@IEatSkrubsMyGrub]

What a beautiful young girl, surrounded by such wonderful people too. Not a paedo just congratulating

[@Polarbear_-wp7hw]

I love this girl and her family

[@JeremyConnor]

Rocking that mohawk kid, keep it up!

[@savannahm5529]

the way you love her is beautiful

[@booklover1896]

so inspiring! this video warmed my heart

[@OMGitzRia]

OMG I HAD CHILLS THIS WHOLE VIDEO

[@friendsandfun7044]

God bless any one with cancer or any dieseses

[@amayaoliveira6568]

Stay strong beautiful girl

[@wanderingminds6276]

Mary Browder is such an inspiration and it makes me so happy that she could share her story. Thank you SoulPancake.

[@Participant]

Wandering Minds thank you for watching and helping us share her story!

[@girl2004mk]

The 22 people who disliked this are heartless!!! #gogoldforseptember

[@CJTHETRAVELINGMAN]

I agree

[@norresepowell2418]

Chris Brown I to cry while watching these videos but the give so much information so I just cry and keep on watching...

[@noora3504]

she is beautiful

[@genisedavis527]

God is Awesome,You are unstoppable 🙏

[@hazlt1]

Man this is a great story to hear

[@the0nlyidek209]

Prayers

[@devinahernandez9401]

Mary reminds me of Hazel sort of but Mary is so inspiring ☺️☺️☺️ I can sort of relate to her in a way

[@risabren8291]

She is amazing

[@owee]

I cried Watching this

[@greciaturrubiates5806]

what happened with My Last Days?? I loved that, and I love this too

[@krn-in2tv]

this is so inspirational ;_; and cute!!! thank you so much for exist Mary!!

[@maxpower1337]

god bless all these kids

[@belisokay1294]

can relate to this so much it made me cry

[@staceykarrick8710]

prayers to you and your family

[@KCamsCorner]

You rock Mary!

[@anthonysstory22]

Wow what an inspiration x

[@nolimit297]

Thank you for sharing, wish you and the whole family best wishes! The Starbuck Mn guy! :-)

[@goldensunshine1910]

Amazing and so inspiring. :)

[@GIguy]

I watched all of Saul pancakes videos, but seldom ever hear about how these people are doing today. I think the most recent post here was three years ago, does anybody know if she is OK and cancer free? Or, did the unthinkable happen? Either way, may God be with her, her family and all who love her. I don’t mean to sound disrespectful, but I know exactly how it feels to be told you have cancer and that you’re probably going to die. But I did it differently, I was sick most of my childhood with a lot of vomiting, nausea, weight loss and weight gain, and rectal bleeding, but I was too terrified to tell anyone about it, until I turn 20, when I finally realize that this is not going away, and after six months of searching for a doctor that would actually believe me, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Roughly 6 months after that, during one of my almost constant hospital stays, as oral medication never works on me, so I had to go in the hospital to receive intravenous therapy, they were doing x-rays of my abdomen every three hours because it was so distended from all the swelling, and then it just suddenly burst. I barely had enough time to call my family, tell them that I was dying and was being rushed to the OR. By the time I got there I was already dead, for two minutes to be exact. Thankfully they were able to resuscitate me, and proceed to go on with a 10 1/2 hour operation to remove what was left of my shattered large intestine, and to clean out my abdominal cavity of all the toxins that were released after the bowel perforated. Now here is the part I want everyone to listen to. There’s a common theme I find in people and those that love them, who are diagnosed with an in curable and/or terminal illness, they completely lose all their faith in God, many even blaming him, mostly out of anger and frustration. At that point in my life I didn’t know God as I was never raised in a religious household, church was a place to go to for weddings and funerals, and the occasional Christmas, where am I going with this? I’ll make it simple, as soon as they cut me open they found two small tumours about the size of a Pea, growing on the outside of my large intestine, tumours they didn’t know were there, and would never have discovered them until it was too late. When the pathology came back, it indicated that those tumours were malignant, and were actually the most aggressive and deadly form of intestinal cancer, so ironically, I literally had to die, to save my life. I always joke that it was gods way of saying, look here!, And well not everyone appreciates my darker sense of humor, you have to develop that humour if you ever hope to survive. To make an incredibly long story short, since that first operation when I was 21, I’m now 50, and have had a total of 37 surgeries since then, which included eight different intestinal diversions. The cancer, which I survived the first time, came back two more times, in total, all three times I was given a 5%, 10%, and a 2% chance of survival respectively, yet I’m still here, and dare I say going strong, minus 95% of my entire gastrointestinal tract. For me, that first incident was what got me to start questioning was it fate, or did I have a guardian angel sent from God to protect me. In total I have almost died five more times, each time a total mystery as to how I survived, especially the times when my kidneys completely failed and would not come back, but literally and magically started working again as soon as the surgeons were finished the operation. I currently have 14 specialists not including my GPA, and not one of them can explain how or why I’m still alive, when all the odds state I should’ve died several times over, to me, that is God. Growing up as a gay teenager, I rejected religion because all I ever heard was how much God hated gay people, and how the Bible condemned us to hell, which was why I was never very religious when I was younger. But the way I figure it, the closer I got to meeting him face-to-face the better I wanted to get to know him first! LOL! I mean that as a joke, but it also as my reality. It’s a side effect of the treatments for the Crohn’s disease and the cancer, I developed 11 other chronic illnesses, including two mental health problems of crippling and severe anxiety and depression. There are still days I fight so hard inside just to give myself a reason to keep fighting, because it’s very difficult living with almost no intestine. Every day poses a new challenge, and every day I face constant pain. But I made a promise to God and to my family that I would never give up on them as long as they don’t give up on me, and now that my parents are both in their mid 80s, they require a lot of help, and I am their sole care provider. It’s heartbreaking to Bear witness to watching the two people you love more than anybody else on this earth fall apart in front of your very eyes, but I think God every day of my life for keeping me alive, and keeping them alive so I can take care of them until their final day or until my final day, which ever comes first. It’s kind of a sick family joke, we are actually taking bets who is going to die first, and right now, dad‘s winning, but I come in a close second, mom will outlive everybody! She comes from a Nova Scotia, small town I Nova Scotia where there’s not much to do at night, in other words, she has 11 brothers and sisters, seven of whom are still alive, and including her great aunt and uncle who are both in their hundreds, have been married over 85 years, live alone, and are fully independent. That I have to remember my grandmother, my mother‘s mom, who lived to the age of 99 years old, and passed away peacefully in her sleep, with all of her faculties fully intact right up until the very end, so there’s a lot of longevity on that side of the family, this is the part of being adopted that totally sucks! Both my parents have six full heads of hair that still are mostly brown, they don’t Colour their hair, they don’t have to, I lost all my hair when I was 21 after the chemo therapy, and despite my lying doctor, who assured me it will grow back, it never did! I know that in the big picture that doesn’t mean anything, but that’s easy for you to say, try losing on your hair when you’re 21 years old! Anyways, I’m sorry for going so far off topic, I just wanted you to know how and why I completely understand what you’re going through or have gone through. If you get the chance please please send us an update or send me a private message and let me know, and regardless of the outcome, may God bless you all as he keeps you and all of us in his heart and under his wings, all my love from Toronto❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elainewarren1294]

TJ in Toronto...Beautiful. Wish I could hug you!! Please give me an update.

[@GIguy]

@@elainewarren1294 thanks so much Elaine, i’m still here, encountering a few little hiccoughs along the way, but the main part is I’m still fighting, and I won’t stop ever. Unfortunately this year, in fact just last month after a wicked kidney stone attack (i’ve been getting them for years, they are very common in G.I. patients, as we are given a lot of prednisone, which in turn causes bone loss, forcing us to take a lot of calcium, resulting in some pretty nasty kidney stones), after many tests it was determined that because I have almost no intestine left, my body can’t absorb enough fluid and nutrients to keep my internal organs alive, and I went into complete renal failure, nearly dying yet again. However, they caught it before it was too late, and I know receive intravenous therapy every day of my life in the comfort of my own home, and because I’ve been around medical equipment for so long I know how to work the IV pump, I don’t need the nurse to come every day, and just give myself my daily three hour infusion of intervenous fluids and nutrients to ensure my continued survival, to make sure that my internal organs, especially my kidneys, stay healthy and alive, and functioning properly. I don’t know what the future holds healthwise, the doctors don’t know either because my case is so rare they said I represent literally 0.01% of the entire population of G.I. patients. Basically we are learning as we go, but the main thing is I’m still here, still fighting, and despite those days I want to give up, I’ve become so stubborn, after going through so much I’ll be damned if I allow something as simple as dehydration to finish me off. Even though I have excepted my fate, and I am honestly OK with dying, it doesn’t scare me anymore, it doesn’t mean I want to die. If anything because I’ve missed so much of my life to being sick, I have a lot of lost time to catch up on, and that is exactly what I plan to do. I recently started writing a book, I had written one before but because the parameters of my health changed so quickly, I had to scrap it and start all over, but all I want to do is convey my experiences to everyone who will listen, not for attention, pity, or sympathy, but with the deepest desire to help other people going through what I had to go through, to show them that no matter how bad it gets, it does get better, and life truly does go on, if I can make a difference in at least just one person‘s life, then it was all worth it! Again, thanks so much for your kind words, it’s very much appreciated, and I’m sending you lots of hugs in return! xo

[@nataliwharodriguez9167]

god bless you

[@plushie1019]

wow..

[@estheremelogu5070]

No matter what -we can be on stoppable

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

❤️ may you live long ❤️

[@ovidiolarralde65]

And here i am 7 month later with cancer in st jude too

[@girl2004mk]

I wish you the best and kick cancers butt!!!!!!!

[@ovidiolarralde65]

+Mikayla Kihm aww thank you so much

[@anavrinnirvana1681]

I wish you the best!

[@staceykarrick8710]

i was crying

[@idk1598]

cancer always wants the angels, like her...

[@leahedwards5848]

I got this in January 2013 xx

[@manhattanmama4192]

I also was diagnosed w Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2016. However, I was allergic to the ABVD chemo and treatment had to be stopped. But I got something better. I got a miracle and by the grace of God, scans showed all was gone! Healed! And I'm so happy for this child. 💗💗💗