When Mark Borja was first diagnosed with testicular cancer, he felt ashamed of the diagnosis. “Losing that part of your manhood is extremely devastating,” Mark told SurvivorNet. “…I almost didn’t want to talk about it because it just felt so devastating and it made me feel weak.”
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Read More Luckily for Mark, who is a filmmaker based out of North Carolina, his friends and family were there for him every step of the way. After his own experience with the disease, Mark became curious about how testicular cancer awareness was being spread in his area. Turns out, it wasn’t. “When I looked it up, there was literally no one in Charlotte, North Carolina, doing anything regarding raising awareness for testicular cancer or anything like that. I wanted to create this thing called ‘Save a Nut.’ I wanted to make sure that other guys knew that they’re not alone for this.”
Save a Nut is a support group for men in Charlotte and the surrounding area who are going through testicular cancer. Mark said the group is crucial because it gives guys a place where they can openly talk about their feelings surrounding the disease. Another mission of Mark’s group is to raise money for the Testicular Cancer Foundation.
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