Over 15 years ago, **** and his wife
Gail added cancer research to their fundraising efforts. It was then that **** was diagnosed with prostate cancer. While **** is cancer free, it was twelve years ago that the Purtans faced another battle, when Gail was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all women’s gynecological cancers. In both cases, **** and Gail sacrificed their privacy in exchange for informing the public about their respective cancers.