S5 Ep12: Creating a Charity 8 Days After a Rare Cancer Diagnosis: Dying Defiantly Founder Shares His Story
After Marshall Morris was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given only six months to live, he created a charity that empowers people with terminal illness and provides them with counseling and support.
8 Joulu 202218min
S5 Ep11: A Nurse and Parent Explains Navigating Pediatric Oncology During COVID-19
A nurse shares what it was like when her daughter was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 Joulu 202216min
S5 Ep10: From a 15-Month Prognosis to 17 Years of Survivorship: Heather Von St. James' Mesothelioma Story
A 17-year survivor shares her experience getting diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer, at 36, when people with this cancer are typically diagnosed at a much older age and given months...
17 Marras 202221min
S5 Ep9: Writing a Book Helped a Survivor Process Fears of Cancer Recurrence
For Tara Rolle, the treatment was the easy part of her cancer experience. Diagnosed with small-cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, at 37, Rolle was initially s...
10 Marras 202224min
S5 Ep8: From Volunteer to Patient to Advocate: How a Breast Cancer Survivor’s Life Has Changed Over the Years
Kelly Thomas wasn’t expecting to be on this side of the breast cancer experience. Thomas worked in finance and the company she was employed at regularly partnered with the American Cancer Society. T...
3 Marras 202220min
S5 Ep7: Reading the Fine Print: How a Footnote on a CT Scan Led to an Unexpected Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Has anyone ever thought that reading the fine print of a document would save their life? When David Sturges, an attorney from New Ulm, Minnesota, went to the doctor for a CT scan to assess his risk ...
27 Loka 202220min
S5 Ep6: Patient With Lung Cancer ‘Stays One Step Ahead’ of His Rare Mutation
Jeffery Battles, a 53-year-old with stage 4 lung cancer, says that he feels lucky for having a rare genetic mutation. The father of three from Connie Lake, Pennsylvania, wasn’t expecting lung cancer ...
20 Loka 202226min
S5 Ep5: A Patient With Breast Cancer Explains How Her Job Saved Her Life
What do you do when your professional training tells you that something might be off with your body, but your doctors disagree? That’s the position Kate Laseter found herself in last August. As a his...
13 Loka 202211min
