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12/17/2020

Laya  Ballasteros (Part Two) - Survivor of Stage II ER PR Pos Her2 Neg Breast Cancer

Season Two, Episode Two

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Laya is an elementary school art teacher who is passionate about working with our youngest artists and she herself is a mixed media artist.

Laya has been cancer free for three years.

0:00:00 Going into surgery
0:12:57 Post-surgery recovery
0:25:00 Long-term recovery
0:37:54 Chemotherapy
0:47:25 Allergic reaction to chemo
0:56:35 The impact on our relationships
1:13:50 Managing chemo side effects
1:24:57 Life after cancer

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​- recorded April 8, 2020

12/11/2020

Laya  Ballasteros - Survivor of Stage II ER PR Pos Her2 Neg Breast Cancer

Season Two, Episode One - Part One

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​Laya is an elementary school art teacher who is passionate about working with our youngest artists and she herself is a mixed media artist. Laya has been cancer-free for three years.

Also, I promised Laya I would give a shout out to NYBRA Plastic Surgery in Great Neck, NY because Laya RAVES about them and their Patient Empowerment Program!

0:00:00 Accidentally discovering cancer
0:11:15 Second opinion at NYU with Dr. Mancuso
0:15:02 Creating her team, Pt 1
0:24:17 Surgery scheduled
0:33:07 Confronted by cancer
0:39:35 Creating her team, Pt 2
0:44:48 Post-treatment shock
0:54:30 Asking for help
​0:58:10 "My unicorn tribe"
1:05:33 Emotional freedom
1:16:45 Being our authentic self
1:24:10 Wellness
1:27:07 Surgery Day

​- recorded April 8, 2020
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11/6/2020

Daniel Delacruz - Survivor of a Maningeal Tumor

Season One, Episode Ten

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​DeLa is: 
A husband 
A father 
A musician 
A brain tumor survivor and 
A believer!

He is the saxophonist for the band slightly stoopid and also leads his own band DELA & Steady Rock Easy

0:00:00 Bringing awareness to others
0:05:08 Symptoms preceding diagnosis
0:09:25 Tunnel vision
0:13:15 Tumor doubles in size
0:16:13 Tumor responds to the threat
0:17:39 Brief synopsis of Bert’s cancer journey
0:24:18 Scott Palmer
0:29:54 When it all hit home
0:33:35 Full frontal bilateral craniotomy
0:39:37 Anesthesia or local anesthetic
0:42: 31 Dela wakes up completely blind
0:45:46 From the O.R. to the Stage
0:50:13 Radiation therapy
0:58:20 The power of music
1:03:19 Nurses our heroes
1:13:21 Dela’s eyesight returns 
1:16:08 The blessing of it all
1:21:21 Living fully/On Kilimanjaro
1:28:42 We go it alone
1:37:29 Radiation breakdown
1:43:40 Ringing the bell
1:48:33 Post-treatment follow-up

-recorded 04/17/2020

Dela Sax Music
slightly stooped

​Socials @delasaxmusic

10/30/2020

Maria Honeker - Survivor of Stage III Bowel Cancer

Season One, Episode Nine

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​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

10/21/2020

Jason Hungerford - Survivor of Stage IIA Rectal Cancer

Season One, Episode Eight

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Jason 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

10/16/2020

Sara Ferguson - Survivor of Stage II Breast Cancer - Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Season One, Episode Seven

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Sara 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

10/9/2020

Rosemary Lang: Survivor of Stage III Rectal Cancer

Season One, Episode Six

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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
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- recorded 2/22/2020

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!
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