Season One, Episode Nine Maria is a food creator, a Wellness Mentor, a mother and wife. She has been cancer-free for over two years. Follow Maria on Instagram @holisticlivingwithmaria 0:00:00 How the cancer was discovered 0:14:16 Scan confirms no metastasis 0:18:51 Chemotherapy recommended 0:25:30 Self-advocacy 0:30:36 Being positive verses being authentic 0:33:50 Giving back to the cancer community 0:40:05 Penny Brohn Cancer Center 0:47:10 Recurrence 0:50:59 England’s National Health Service 0:58:05 Holistic medicine 1:09:45 Long-lasting effects of chemotherapy 1:13:30 Possibility of a colostomy 1:14:56 Chemotherapy and neuropathy 1:18:19 Doctor’s making lifespan predictions 1:26:15 Where does cancer come from? 1:32:45 Follow up tests - recorded 06/19/2020 Season One, Episode EightJason is Vice President for the Board of Directors of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, and the co-founder of the Colorectal Support Group as well as the Young Adult Support Group, now named “Beth's Group” in memory of his co-founder, Beth Brunelle. Jason has been cancer free for 10 years.
www.crcfl.org 0:00:00 Surgery and life with a shortened colon 0:08:30 Struggles with radiation 0:12:12 “No thanks” to elective surgeries 0:16:48 Life doesn’t just “go on” 0:24:47 Medical procedure anxiety 0:26:14 How a shortened colon effects diet 0:29:55 Prolapse of the stoma 0:33:10 Avoiding public places 0:38:37 Returning to the regular world 0:43:56 Dating with a colostomy 0:55:04 A life of gratitude 1:05:48 Cancer prepared me for the death of my husband 1:11:58 Cancer and covid 1:14:37 The gift of tears 1:19:14 It wasn’t all gratitude 1:27:15 Oral chemo verse intravenous 1:35:50 Surgery reveals a change in diagnosis 1:43:20 Masculinity and treatment Season One, Episode SevenSara has worked as a professional book editor, a dishwasher, a philosophy professor, a ballet instructor, a waiter, and an English teacher in Slovakia and Lithuania. She’s ordained clergy, an astrologer, and lives in Ithaca, New York, with her beautiful husband, brilliant son, and a slightly above-average pit bull. Sarah has been cancer-free for eight years.
0:00:00 How the breast cancer was discovered 0:07:30 Breast feeding 0:12:18 Surrounding yourself with strong advocates 0:16:02 Loved ones who don’t show up 26:39 Doctors working in tandem 29:00 Chemotherapy 38:30 Eating through treatment! 42:51 Marijuana to manage side-effects 46:44 Chemo-brain and recovery from anesthesia 50:21 Post-treatment elective surgeries 56:26 Misdiagnosed 4x 58:09 Mastectomies and reconstruction 1:03:15 The body and societal norms 1:10:31 Caregivers 1:18:34 Cancer coaches and therapists 1:21:17 Cultural expectations of men & women 1:24:13 Positive thinking or just lucky? 1:28:19 Finding freedom in my diagnosis 1:35:29 Cancer woke me up! 1:42:13 Cancer as a gift? -recorded 3/06/2020 Season One, Episode Six Rosemary lives in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State and enjoys hiking and riding motorcycles with her husband and best friend. Rosemary is an inquiry, discovering what it is to live life beyond cancer. Rosemary has been cancer-free for 2 1/2 years. 0:00:00 Clinical Trial to postpone surgery 0:10:50 Recurrence/Ileostomy 0:14:20 Community Support 0:17:00 Human touch 0:22:55 Nasogastric Tube 0:25:30 Change in treatment plan 0:30:14 Acceptance 0:43:20 Grief and Shame 0:52:40 Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome 0:59:10 Long-term Survivorship 1:11:21 Allowing the sadness to be 1:17:20 Physically expressing our emotions 1:23:06 Sex after cancer 1:27:41 Self-love 1:35:17 The Hero’s Journey - recorded 2/22/2020 Season One, Episode FiveEamonn is married to Marilee Murphy and she is the Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, and they have two sons. Eamonn is the owner and sole practitioner at Finger Lakes Acupuncture in Ithaca. Eamonn has been cancer-free for three years.
0:00:00 The biopsy 0:05:10 Being empowered in your diagnosis 0:08:15 Determining your treatment 0:15:05 Prostate education and support 0:17:55 Surgery & anesthesia 0:23:15 Vulnerability and uncertainty 0:30:39 Coming to terms with cancer 0:36:00 Fulfilled while facing your mortality 0:43:25 Evolving awareness 0:49:15 Cracked open 0:56:12 Post-surgery 1:04:03 Catheters 1:11:04 Laparoscopic surgery 1:14:45 Quality of life 1:17:38 Follow-up testing 1:26:33 Scanxiety - recorded 4/14/2020 |
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