Campfires of Hope

On this episode of Campfires of Hope: How to Cancer, leukemia and bone marrow transplant survivor Vanessa Hood discusses how to be your own advocate when diagnosed with cancer.  Vanessa details the 4 C’s that she lives by: confidence, communication, community, and continual education.  When meeting with doctors, she recommends taking notes and recording conversations to review and process information later.  Being diagnosed with cancer is a new and overwhelming experience, so having the capacity to educate, communicate, and advocate for yourself is tremendously helpful.

On this episode of Campfires of Hope: How to Cancer, survivor Carly Weingart gives helpful tips on what to wear to cancer treatment. She discusses the importance of wearing clothes that are warm, comfortable, and accessible. Tune in to hear all of Carly's suggestions for clothing and accessories when preparing for treatment.

 On this episode of Campfires of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer, we welcome Dan Crail and Scott Hood, both caregivers to their wives who are cancer thrivers. During this episode, Dan and Scott share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned while caring for their wives during diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.

Description: On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Triage Cancer CEO Joanna Morales. Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides free education on the legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through Joanna shares how to navigate disability insurance for the cancer community and what you need to know in how you find what fits you best.

On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome cancer survivor, Trevor Maxwell. Trevor is the creator and founder of Man Up To Cancer, an online support community for men facing cancer whether as a survivor or caregiver. Man Up to Cancer is a guy’s roadmap to facing cancer with an open heart and a warrior spirit. Tune in and learn Trevors survivorship story and how this group empowers the male cancer community.

On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome cancer survivor, Dan Shapiro, Ph.D. Dan is a clinical psychologist that through the hardships of a cancer diagnosis was able to find a way to turn his story into humor and share it with the cancer community. Tune in for an entertaining episode that is full of hilarious stories but also realistic truths when facing cancer.

On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Gryt Health team members Dan Platt, MD and Lauren Lastauskas. Dan and Lauren share how to get involved in clinical trials, how it can benefit your medical care and debunk some of the myths regarding clinical trials. They also share how Gryt Health empowers the adult cancer community through their programs.

On this episode of  Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Chris Draft. Chris has taken his experience of playing professional football in the NFL for 11 seasons to building Team Draft,  whose mission is to change the face of lung cancer.  Chris experienced lung cancer first hand through Keasha, his wife and Team Draft co-founder and her year-long struggle and passing from stage IV lung cancer.  In this episode we discuss topics such as support, education, treatment advancements, and most of all community also known as YOUR Team. 

Description: On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome parent caregivers Karen Hines and Susan Krapinski as they discuss caregiving for their young adult daughters and the journey of coping with their passing. They discuss topics such as self care, anxiety, coping with death, and caring on their daughters legacy’s. 

On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Epic Experience founder and caregiver Nancy Ferro and Leanne Blackburn. These two woman will share their experience of what it was like to care for their adult child who was diagnosed with cancer. They discuss topics such as self care, anxiety, fears and successes through their cancer experience.