James Curry was diagnosed with non - Alzheimer 's lymphoma in 2004 . He undergoes a battery of tests each month to determine whether the cancer has returned . The process causes him mental anguish , he says . But he acknowledges it 's a small price to pay for staying alive .
James Curry was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma in 2011 . He undergoes a battery of tests each month to see whether the cancer has returned . The process causes him mental anguish , he says . But he acknowledges it 's a small price to pay for staying alive .