Cancer U Thrivers

Parul Banka is a story coach based in London. She helps coaches share their stories safely, and with clarity, enabling them to build an aligned audience and to create the impact and income they deserve. Parul is also a speaker and the author of the book My Cancer Journey: A Rendezvous with Myself.

• 00:30: Meet Breast Cancer Survivor Parul Banka.
• 01:20: It began in September 2012.
• 02:55: I found a lump on my left breast.
• 03:58: I went and saw my GP and I said, Look, I've got a lump here.
• 05:20: I used to work in human resources and learning and development.
• 07:40: Why don’t you dress up and have a cup of tea?
• 09:35: Let’s fight this out, let's arm ourselves with as much information as possible...
• 12:26: My worst moment was after I had just finished the first phase of aggressive treatment.
• 14:25: I felt so powerless.
• 15:30: And it was also a very confusing time for me.
• 17:50: In India, cancer is still seen with a lot of stigma.
• 19:10: What was your best moment during that time?
• 21:06: I think this is a distorted understanding of the whole concept of karma.
• 26:18: I just wanted joy and meaning, if I had a second chance.
• 27:25: I decided that I would walk away from the corporate world.
• 30:20: What is the one thing that you wish you had known at the very beginning of your cancer journey?
• 31:28: If you could do only one thing to improve the health care system in the UK, what would it be and why?
• 33:22: I would love to see coaches work with our National Health Service.
• 35:25: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
• 37:22: What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

Resources

• My Cancer Journey: A Rendezvous with Myself

Bailey O’Brien is a cancer coach and cancer-free survivor of over 9 years who used complementary and alternative methods of healing when standard treatments did not stop her melanoma progression. She is grateful to be alive and have the chance to share the hope that brought her here!

• 02:55: I had discovered a mole on my right temple.
• 03:26: I didn't even know what questions to ask, I didn't know what to think.
• 06:35: You're young, you're healthy, so you can go back to your normal life.
• 07:43: Well, I didn't see anything that looked like melanoma.
• 09:28: I couldn't lift my eyebrow up; I couldn't move my cheek.
• 10:49: I had an 80% chance of another second recurrence.
• 12:25: My teammates didn't understand what I was going through on the inside.
• 15:27: I had seven months to live without treatment or 14 months if I did, whatever was available.
• 18:15: I knew my cancer was very aggressive.
• 22:50: The theory behind Gerson therapy is that cancer is a result of nutrient deficiency and a burden of toxicity.
• 28:00: I had told him I was thinking about or planning to go to Mexico.
• 30:40: He said that there was no sign of cancer on the scan.
• 33:05: God, if you're there, please give me a miracle.
• 35:00: What is the one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning of your cancer journey?
• 36:14: I really didn't understand the power of nutrition at the time.
• 37:36: If you could only do one thing to improve you as healthcare in the US, what would it be and why?
• 42:10: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
• 43:30: What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients?

Resources

The Reinvention of Coley’s Toxins by Donald MacAdam

Radical Remission by Dr. Kelly Turner

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Mark Kelly is a 29-year cancer survivor. Mark attended Gordon College and was hired by ESPN as a researcher. During his 10-year career, Mark won two Emmy Awards. In 2008, Mark retired from ESPN due to the side effects of his cancer treatment. Mark established CKMagicSports where he has produced and hosted over 130 podcasts. In 2019, Mark’s memoir about his cancer journey My Scars Tell A Story was published.

• 00:30 Mark is a 29-year cancer survivor.
• 01:21 Tell us when and where your cancer journey started.
• 03:55 They diagnosed me with an abscess.
• 05:11 They didn't tell me at the time that it was a rare terminal cancer, but that's what they told my parents.
• 07:25 I didn't know anything about cancer rather than old people got it. I didn't know anything about chemo.
• 09:42 That's called rhabdomyosarcoma.
• 10:33 I'm a coward, I mean, I didn't want it to go through any of this.
• 10:58 My worst moment was …
• 13:01 At that point, I wanted to quit.
• 17:27 I had four years of radiation.
• 19:24 What was your best moment?
• 21:53 What is one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of that cancer journey?
• 25:01 If there was only one thing you could do to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?
• 29:25 I'm the daughter of a prescription addict.
• 31:37 Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
• 34:02 What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients?
• 37:58 I would like to see more attention put on survivors that are permanently damaged from this treatment.

Resources

• Connect with Mark at CK Magic Sports
• Purchase My Scars Tell A Story on Amazon
• Support Mark on Patreon

The Cancer U Thrivers Podcast is debuting next month! If you want to share your cancer journey and be a guest on our podcast, click Contact Us.

Learn more about sharing your cancer journey on our website cancer.university