My Cancer Story

My Cancer Story

By Jess Thomas NelsonSociety & Culture
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My Cancer Story episodes

  • MCSP Update!
    Taking a little time off but I promise I will come back with more episodes!! Until then check out old episode as well as the other amazing podcasts out there ❤️ The We Have Cancer Podcast. Cancer for Breakfast. Cancer F*ing Sucks
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    3 min
  • S3 E8 - Madison Quinn- Strong Little Souls
    Continuing on with our 3rd season's theme, we are featuring a very impressive young lady who created the non profit Strong Little Souls at the age of 13 years old. Madison Quinn at a young age made a connection with a young child battling cancer and Strong Little Souls was born! Strong Little Souls has been going strong for the past 7 years helping brighten the lives for children battling cancer. Since its inception, they have sent out over 1,000 Care Packages and offer amazing programs. Madison is 20 years young and is currently in nursing school and making the world a better place, one package at a time.
    To learn more about Strong Little Souls:
    IG @stronglittlesouls
    https://www.stronglittlesouls.org/
    https://www.facebook.com/stronglittlesouls/
    33 min
  • S3 E7 - Amy Steeves - AITL Lymphoma- Amys Rays of Sunshine
    This months Cancer Story is from Amy Steeves.  She is the founder of  the nonprofit Amys Rays of Sunshine in which they brighten the lives of cancer patients one box at a time.  Amy is a survivor of a very rare type of lymphoma called AILT Lymphoma which is typically diagnosed in men aged 70 and older.  She tells her story of misdiagnosis during and after pregnancy and ultimately how doctors found her cancer.  She also tells the hurdles she endured along the way to find a donor and is now celebrating her 3rd Re-Birthday!
    "Keep your face towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you"
    To learn more about what Amys Rays of Sunshine does or how you can help out:
    https://m.facebook.com/amysraysofsunshine/?ref=py_c
    https://www.amysraysofsunshine.org/
    https://www.amysraysofsunshine.org/get_involved
    More info on Amy's Rays of Sunshine:
    Amy's Rays of Sunshine seeks to provide encouragement, positivity, and hope to patients during stem cell transplants by giving them a box of handwritten cards, notes, and other items during this physically and emotionally challenging time.
    Amy's Rays of Sunshine was founded by Amy Steeves, who received a bone marrow transplant in 2019 for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. She is in remission and currently lives in Apex, North Carolina, with her husband Cody and her two wonderful boys
    38 min
  • S3 E6 - Jacob Beckley - Beckley Foundation - Cure Token
    I apologize for the few interruptions that we have in the episode today, I attempted to edit but my software would not cooperate with me.  Hang in there, it is WORTH IT!
    Today's Cancer Story has a little twist.  You will be meeting and learning about Jacob Beckley.  He is the founder (2016) of the non-profit called The Beckley Foundation and later CURE Token.  The Beckley foundation helps families effected by pediatric cancer by giving grants directly to families.  This especially includes types of cancer with underfunded research.  Not only are they dedicated to making a difference, Jacob also created CURE pay, a way for people to buy and hold the token with a credit card without having to sign up far a 'wallet'. This is a fact filled episode where you will learn about Pediatric Cancer, Cryptocurrency, NFT's and Block Chain Tech.  Jacob has wonderful stories and talks about how he took lockdown and quarantine and made something truly amazing with it!
    Listen and Learn! 
    To learn about Jacob:
    https://www.thebeckleyfoundation.org/
    https://www.curetoken.net/
    https://www.race4acure.com/
    47 min
  • S3 E5 - Dana Patti - Papillary Thyroid Cancer
    Celebrating My Cancer Story Podcasts 2nd Anniversary with the perfect guest!  You will be hearing from Dana who is a Papillary Thyroid Cancer Survivor.  
    Dana was diagnosed at age 24 and after being urged by her dentist to get the lump in her throat checked out.  
    Going through her thyroidectomy surgery and multiple rounds of RAI treatment was in a survival mode blur. It wasn’t until after all of that, when was released back into the 'wild' with a gigantic scar across her neck, that she started to  struggle with her reality.  For the longest time, she kept her journey private, not really talking about her experience with family, friends or coworkers.  
    It wasn't until I Dana met other women who had gone through the same cancer she had  noticed that we all had a similar question we would ask each-other: "What does your scar look like?" She realized that she wasn't alone and that she had this built in and awesome cancer community that she was a part of.  Fast forward to Dana creating The Butterfly Scar Project.
    Dana mentions on her website
    "My mission with The Butterfly Scar Project is to help empower women AFTER their cancer to help them feel comfortable in their scars. The thyroid is shaped like a butterfly and a butterfly has it's own meaning: A symbol of powerful transformation...so Butterfly Scar Project was born! Life after cancer is hard enough and there is no guide book. Cancer DOES SUCK but YOU DON'T. I hope these necklaces help women to feel powerful, strong and beautiful when they wear them and I hope they can feel empowered by their scars. Wherever you are on your journey know you are not alone."
    To learn more about Dana and The Butterfly Scar Project
    IG: @butterflyscarproject
    www.butterflyscarproject.com
    54 min
  • S3 E4 - Tess Devèze - Stage 3 Breast Cancer - ConnectAble Therapies
    This is such a very special episode!  Today you are going to hear Tess' Cancer Story and her work as an OT, Sexuality and Cancer Specialist and how she created ConnectAble Therapies.  To me, this is such an important episode for you to listen to as well as the topic of connection and intimacy.  Tess is the founder of ConnectAble Therapies which is a Melbourne-based occupational therapy consulting service focusing on sexuality, intimacy, arousal, communication and partner dynamics.  She work with patients to help patients (individuals and couples) to help get their libido back, help with body image, fatigue and so much more.  This episode you will learn SOOOOO much, I know I did.  A lot of the subject matter can be uncomfortable to talk about or even think about and I feel that this episode and Tess helps make it a safe space to start to explore connection and intimacy.  Take home message for this episode, there is nothing broken about you....you are normal!
    Resources we talked about in this episode:
    ConnectAble Therapies Website
    Tess' Book-  A Better Normal: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer
    Tess Devèze YouTube - Intimacy and Cancer
    A Touchy Subject YouTube - Sexual Recovery Post Prostate Cancer
    Olive and Bee Lubricant
    https://thepelvichealthpodcast.podbean.com/e/olive-bee-intimate-cream-with-physio-claire-osterstock/
    MoveU Pelvic Floor Program
    1 hr 10 min
  • Dr. Patrick Vickers - The Advanced Gerson Therapy Clinic

    Buckle your seatbelts kids, you are about to be taken on a wild ride!  This is yet again a very different episode that I am releasing in which you will learn a ton about science, anatomy, philology, the history of medicine, pharmacology and integrative medicine.  This will be unlike ANYTHING else you listen to!  Turn your air-pods up and press play:

    Today you are going to hear from Dr. Patrick Vickers, he is  an expert on the indisputable, cellular science behind health and disease and the face of Gerson Therapy worldwide.  He was trained by Dr. Gerson's family and is one of the few people to have studied Dr. Gerson's handwritten files. He continues to carry on Dr. Gerson's legacy through his clinic, The Advanced Gerson Therapy Clinic, in Rosarito, Mexico; the world’s premier clinic for the natural treatment of cancer and advanced disease. Dr. Patrick Vickers is also featured in the epic documentary series, The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest and one of his patients is also chronicled in the classic documentary, The Beautiful Truth.

    Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, called Dr. Max Gerson, "The most eminent genius in medical history" as The Gerson Therapy has the most storied reputation, to date, for its ability to reverse advanced cancer and degenerative diseases. With seven movies chronicling Dr. Gerson's work, no other therapy has received such recognition on an international scale. Unfortunately, the Gerson Therapy remains the most censored therapy by governments, medical authorities and media outlets around the world as it poses an imminent threat to the conventional medical system.


    To learn more:

    https://www.gersonclinic.com/


    Access to private videos, lectures, seminars and interviews with Dr. Vickers:

    https://www.gersonclinic.com/access-to-dr-vickers-private-videos/ 

    (password: podcast)



    1 hr 10 min
  • S3 E2 - Mariam Beridze - Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
    " Be the winner in this fight"
    This episode today is near and dear to m heart.  Today's Cancer Story comes to you all the way from the other side of the world in Georgia.  You are meeting Mariam, a fellow Thyroid Cancer Survivor and the Creator or @Smiley_Scar.  I was so honored to finally have the opportunity to meet her and for her to share her story on this podcast!  Her IG handle was one of the first pages that I found when I first found out of my own cancer diagnosis.   Mariam is a Public Health Specialist who was diagnosed in 2019 and talks of her journey with her diagnosis and also speaks on losing her father 4 years prior.  She touches on many topics such as diet, stress, the consciousness of scars and Evidence Based Information.  Mariam is doing great things for the cancer community and continues to make a positive impact on us all around the world!
    Find Mariam on social media:
    @smiley_scar
    37 min
  • S3 E1 - Erin Baughman - Cervical Cancer - CCAP Across The Map
    Welcome to Season 3 of My Cancer Story Podcast! Our first story is from Erin Baughman, a Cervical Cancer Survivor.  Which is a perfect story to begin with as it is January which is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  This young lady found her cancer while at her annual Pap smear which came back irregular.  She talks about her journey as a patient, with physicans, her family, and her coworkers.  She turned her experiences as a patient into a passion for prevention and awareness. She shares how she became involved with CCAP Across The Map and how she used her first hand experience to help make a difference for others going through similar experiences.
    To learn more about CCAP Across The Map visit:
    http://ccapglobal.org/
    To learn more about Cervical Cancer:
    https://www.nccc-online.org/
    46 min

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