Your Guide to this Year's Fall Vaccinations
Concerned about the immunity of you or a loved one? As fall is upon us, we have compiled all the latest information so you can decide about your participation in this year’s vaccinations. We discuss ...
23 Sep 202334min
10 Reasons You Should Have a Bucket List
A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die - anything from visiting a new country to learning a new skill. Why is this important? Listen to find out! In this episode: 04:53 Recipe...
16 Sep 202336min
Skin Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Easy Prevention Steps You Can Take
This week we celebrate the life of Jimmy Buffett as we also learn about Merkel cell carcinoma, the type of skin cancer that caused his death. While we share his search for that lost shaker of salt, w...
8 Sep 202335min
Examining Your Options when Chemotherapy Stops Working
What do you do when frontline chemotherapy fails to stop cancer from growing? Your care team may offer the decision between aggressive anticancer treatment or palliative and hospice care. We share the...
1 Sep 202336min
Don't Call it a Battle: Why We Need to Change our Metaphors for Serious Illness
We often use words like fighting, battle, and war for illness like cancer, but is it fair? Battles have winners and losers, and our labels destine hard "fighters" to feel like a failure when illness ...
26 Aug 202328min
Palliative Chemotherapy: Is it ever appropriate for people with end-stage cancer?
"Is chemotherapy going to help me? And if it’s not, why are they offering it?" Palliative chemotherapy is often offered for those with widely metastatic disease to ease symptoms, but does it accompli...
18 Aug 202341min
How to Have a Tattoo Preserved After Death
Is there a meaningful or beautiful peace of tattoo art special to you? You may be surprised to learn it can be preserved as museum-quality art after death! Learn all about it in this episode. We also ...
13 Aug 202350min
Exorcising Depression and Anxiety with Exercise
Anxiety and depression are common with loss of a loved one or chronic disease. Learn tips on how to find the exercise right for you, set realistic goals, and enjoy the process. David Gillett talks abo...
4 Aug 202324min
