Fight For Charlie

Sam Kezar, an avid hunter from the Dakota's is never one to shy away from an adventure. He stops by to share his story, in his own words about surviving a grizzly bear attack while on an archery elk hunt in the high country of Wyoming. Many of the stories so far on the podcast are about how people respond to unexpected adversities. Sam shares his experiences, including his preparation for his expedition and how being prepared made all the difference. 

Brooke George, wife and mother of 4 children, family support coordinator with an organization called "The Cure Starts Now" joins this episode of the podcast to talk about her son Connor, and his battle with a brain cancer called medulloblastoma. She shares how her family navigated life through connor's not 1 but 2 treatment plans after relapse and what she is doing now to do some good which includes changing her career trajectory to be a galvanizing force for better treatment options for pediatric cancers.

Sam Mooney is a husband, father, and well respected businessman in his local community, and who also happens to be 14 years or 5100+ days sober.  Sam shares his story about struggle with alcohol from a very early age, how he got sober, and what he is doing now to do some good. Listener's hear me talk a lot about bright lights, and Sam is a bright light and beacon of hope to anyone that is struggling with an addiction. 

Alicia Hammond, wife of a farmer, mother to three boys, and teacher from a rural South Dakota community joins this episode to talk about her oldest son Kayden's leukemia battle, their community rallying around them, and what she and her family have done in response including the creation of the Kayden Hammond Foundation.

Kobee Sherman is a high school senior from a small town in rural South Dakota.  He and his family are well known in South Dakota for their involvement in the local athletic scene.  In this episode he discusses his battle with osteosarcoma and how he has responded to this adversity, how it has changed his outlook on life, his unshakeable faith, and his hope for the future. 

Dan Steventon, also known as PT Dan is a Physical Therapist that specializes in pediatric oncology. His entire career is devoted to helping kids get through the physical aspects of fighting pediatric cancer.Dan is a beautiful combination of Mr. Rogers and Patch Adams. He tells us how he found his career path, reasons why he chooses to embrace others adversities, caring for charlie, and talks about his youtube and social media called Kids Cancer PT.

Charlie's dad, Joel, tells us what prompted him to create the podcast and shares details about Charlies fight with pediatric cancer and the lessons he learned through Charlie's fight, including reasons for hope after losing Charlie.