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10/9/2020

Eamonn Murphy: Survivor of Prostate Cancer

Season One, Episode Five

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Eamonn 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



9/28/2020

Carrie Ann Kemp: Survivor of Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast

Season One, Episode Four
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​Carrie Ann teaches Maturation to elementary and middle school kids. Her passion is to help everyone love and accept their unique individual body and for Carrie Ann this starts with teaching our youth that puberty is not to be feared but to be embraced.

0:00:00 How the cancer was discovered
0:08:35 Port-a cath
0:15:28 Six weeks to live
0:22:00 Telling her children
0:30:10 A gift of awareness
0:35:15 Uterus, ovaries, cervix & breasts removed
0:42:35 Self-love
0:46:04 Navigating chemotherapy
0:51:47 Still alive at Christmas
0:57:35 Cancer-versary
1:07:15 Radiation
1:12:20 Masculinity
1:17:00 Cancer as a curriculum
1:33:45 Mentors
1:38:29 Living freely with cancer
1:49:50 The support of others
1:53:51 Dating after cancer
2:08:45 Funeral and wake considerations
2:14:15 Being the observer of our own thinking
2:19:39 Living in gratitude

9/17/2020

Shera Delia - Survivor of Breast Cancer HR+/HER2-

Season One, Episode Three

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​Shera is a mixed-media artist and painter. She’s a flat-closure advocate and activist - often using her art and social media platforms to share and connect. Shera has been cancer-free for eight years.

00:00:00 Cancer almost not discovered
00:13:59  Self-advocacy and multiple opinions
00:23:35 Community support and masculinity
00:28:09 Keeping cancer private
00:32:35  Strength and vulnerability
00:40:50 Navigating chemotherapy
00:44:15 Mastectomy and reconstruction
00:49:10 Second breast misdiagnosed
00:57:00 When it all seems like too much
01:05:35 Breast implants
01:07:08 Colorectal resection
01:11:41 Second breast misdiagnosed
01:14:35 Very first infusion caused menopause
01:21:35 Unseen struggles with cancer
01:26:18 Breast implant illness
01:37:03 Life without breasts
01:44:40 Post-surgery intimacy
01:51:40 Oncology phone calls

02:02:34 Post-cancer limitations
02:10:53 Committing to self-care

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* The photo above was taken at the massage office of Shira Melen and Kate Dimpfl in January of 2020 when in-person podcasts were still an option. Thank you both so much!

9/17/2020

Joe Schill: Survivor of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Season One, Episode Two
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​Joe is an archivist at the Corning Museum of Glass and he lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife, his two kids, and their dog Hamilton. Joe has been cancer-free for five years.

​00:00:00 How the cancer was discovered
00:05:40 Tumors & physical discomfort
00:09:20 Informing friends
00:20:40 Only one leg
00:25:30 Accountability Partners
00:33:15 Connecting with fellow survivors
00:34:30 Standing infection & open wound
00:36:25 Infected titanium rod
00:47:44 Recovery from anesthesia
00:50:50 Whether or not to keep the leg
00:58:00 Immobility
01:03:07 Radiation & chemo
01:08:05 Aggressive surgery
01:12:00 Two months of radiation
01:18:30 Ask more questions
01:24:20 Prosthetics or second surgery
01:32:25 Creating stability
01:36:00 There’s no single approach
01:39:40 Life after treatment
01:41:48 Chronic pain
01:48:36 Post-treatment checkups

* The photo above was taken at the massage office of
 Shira Melen and Kate Dimpfl in January of 2020 when in-person podcasts were still an option. Thank you both so much!

9/17/2020

Sharon Nelson: Survivor of Stage III Rectal Cancer

Season One, Episode One
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​Sharon is a teacher, an Instructional Technology Specialist, a plant-based food enthusiast, a wife of a very supportive husband, and a mother of three amazing kids! Sharon has been cancer-free for six years.

00:00:00 How the cancer was discovered
00:05:30 Inspired by fellow survivors
00:07:00 Re-diagnosed
00:10:35 PET Scans
00:18:40 Speaking w/ children about cancer
00:23:40 Caregivers getting the support they need
00:29:00 What we can not control
00:34:15 Creating a support network
00:36:45 Bert’s Stage IV Diagnosis
00:48:05 Family & friends struggle with our diagnosis 
00:51:30 Freedom through sharing my experience
01:00:10 Getting a second opinions
01:16:00 Fecal Incontinence
01:24:22 Second Opinions revisited
01:22:00 Disability & Employment Rights
01:33:00 Colostomy
01:39:30 The power of forgiveness
​01:47:00 Compassion for others
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