In the Midst of It All

In this episode, Kathleen Chesto, tells her story of serving as a Roman Catholic nun for 9 years, her work teaching Family Religious Education all over the world, and her diagnosis of MS, lung disease, and now cancer. Kathy tells how her ministry and faith have been impacted over the years by changes in the Roman Catholic Church as well changes in her own physical health. Kathy is deeply introspective in her faith and a champion for the wisdom and faith of children, parents, and all people.

In this interview, Dana speaks about body image both before and after breast cancer surgery and how she processed her breast cancer journey. She also speaks about how she turned the painful experience of breast cancer treatment into holistic treatment for cancer patients and survivors. Dana was a massage therapist before she got cancer and as she was recovering, she became certified in massage for cancer patients and now runs a massage studio in Guilford for patients and survivors.

In this episode, you will hear Dana share her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer and going through treatment while being a deeply spiritual young mom and massage therapist. Dana speaks openly about how she and her husband told their 4 year old little girl, the pain of losing her hair, the support from friends and family, and how her spiritual life helped her work through it all.

In this interview, Debra shares her exploration of different faiths and spiritual experiences including past life regression, spirit speaking through people, guides in spirit, and Christian abundance ministries among other experiences. This episode is a fascinating dive into what is more than this life.

In this episode, Debra Hassell reads her story of spirit healing and comforting her through her cancer journey.

In this episode, Lisa Anderson reads her late husband David Gerwitz’ story of living with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer for 8 years after a lifetime of running and cycling.

In this interview, Suzanne speaks about the incredible community that she has found in people who have the same rare lung cancer. She also speaks about how she loved to run before she had cancer. Now that she isn’t able to run anymore, she talks about how she came to peace with that.

Suzanne shares her story of having a rare form of lung cancer and the tools in her toolbox that helped her through including her Episcopal faith, her strong supportive family and friends, her love of running, and Smilow cancer hospital.

In this episode you will hear from David’s wife Liz as she reflects on what it is like to be a caregiver and be in the initial stages of grief. Through her grief, Liz has found ways to celebrate and pay tribute to David and the incredible, selfless, big hearted life that he lived. Hers is a story of grief, but it is also much like her husband’s story, full of resilience and eternal love.

David’s story is one of recovery and a powerful encounter with the divine as he began AA. However, David’s story is first and foremost a story of love. In this episode, David’s wife Liz reads David’s story, which she helped finish after his death. David was so committed to writing his story that he was still working on it even days before his death. Even in the midst of her grief, Liz was able to help David finish this important goal in his life.