Joni Aldrich SOS: Supporter of Survival

It was an honor to interview Kathryn Joosten (died 6/2/12, only 3 mos. later). Kathy was known for her role as Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives (who eerily died from lung cancer in the final season of the show), and The West Wing as Mrs. Landingham. Note that Kathy was having trouble breathing, and yet she was passionate, angry about lung cancer lack of research and new treatment. Listen to Joni M-F 2:00 p.m. ET www.W4CS.com.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Jones (Healthy Lifestyle Expert, Designer Health Centers) Maximizing Caregiver Health. Guest co-host Dr. Robert Rose, author Caregiving: The Secrets Are.... Dr. Jones and his team are focused on creating global health transformation. His vision is to create cutting-edge health systems for doctor’s offices around the globe and to educate the world on how to prevent disease and max. their health and wellbeing. Listen to Joni M-F, 2:00 p.m. ET www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Dr. Dan Twogood began practicing at the International Sports Medicine Institute. He discovered the diet/pain connection. He wrote his first book, "No Milk" in 1992. As he learned more about chronic pain, he wrote three more books: "How to Rid Your Body of Pain", "MSG is Everywhere", and "Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days." Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Did you have a premonition/dream that you had breast cancer BEFORE diagnosis? Dr. Larry Burk wants you to share your experience. After several of his friends shared their pre-diagnosis dreams, Dr. Burk is now studying this phenomenon for a book. One subject dreamed of her surgery -- and later was operated on by that surgeon! Post your experience on Dreams Cloud, and fill out a 19 question dream survey. It can be posted anonymously. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Nancy Swan, Author, Toxic Justice: The True Story of a Teacher's Chemical Injury & Battle for Justice. In 1985, Nancy Swan was critically injured after 3 days of exposure to toxic chemicals from a spray-on foam roofing system (still in use today!) applied during the school day. 1,000+ people (many of them children) were injured. Nancy's injuries incl. lung and brain damage. Her life changed forever. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Listen to this interview for inspiration and knowledge. Dr. Stan Goldberg is cancer survivor, hospice volunteer, husband, father, Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University. In 2009, he was named the Hospice Volunteer Association Volunteer of the Year. Author of: Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Guest: Doug Wojcieszak is a disclosure consultant who has had personal and professional experiences with tort reform and medical malpractice issues. He lost his brother to medical errors. His family successfully sued the hospital and doctors. The hospital attorneys – not the doctors -- empathized with them, and they never admitted fault or apologized for the incident. Doug founded Sorry Works! to successfully promote apologies for medical errors as the solution to the medical malpractice crisis. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Guest: Gayle Garson, whose daughter Robin was diagnosed with leukemia at 9-mos. old. The day after Robin was diagnosed, her Hickman was put in. Soon she discovered a problem that so many other parents face. “We didn’t want her tugging at the tubes and we didn’t want it near her diaper that’s full of germs and bacteria,” Gayle said. She developed the Hickman Hider to keep the Hickman clean and away from diapers and little busy hands. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Guest: Frank Burroughs, Abigail Alliance is committed to helping create wider access to developmental cancer drugs and other drugs for life-threatening illnesses. This is the touching and inspiring story of a father's love of a daughter, and how that has turned into help for others. It was too late to save his own daughter, but Frank works every day to save the lives of others that would lose their life without access to these treatments. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com

Guest: Stephanie Zimmerman (Survivor) Topic: myHeart, yourHands (Childhood Cancer Late Effects of Treatment). As advances in pediatric cancers allow more and more patients to live into adulthood, doctors are concerned about the long-term health effects of the treatments that saved them. In a large study, more than 95% suffered from a chronic health condition by the age of 45, incl. pulmonary, hearing, cardiac and other problems due to their cancer or the treatment. Listen to Joni live M-F at 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com. www.JoniAldrich.com