Anissa Orsino is a seven-year breast cancer survivor, homeschooling mom of two boys, and bucket list crusher. She’s on a mission to help fellow moms and sister survivors live with intention and create lives that they LOVE.

• 00:54: Take us back to the beginning of your cancer journey. 
• 03:29: Would you just come back and feel this lump?  
• 06:30: Okay so you're pregnant and what is the plan now?  
• 08:05: It turned out the lump did respond very, very well to chemo.  
• 10:18: I bet this is what it feels like right before you die.  
• 12:35: I got the expander put in at the time of my mastectomy.  
• 15:25: Talk to us about the implant and what went on from there.  
• 17:20: Talk to us about lymphedema.  
• 19:21: I could take a little bit more time off and so I just decided to go for it.  
• 21:33: I know I exercise most mornings and that has made a huge difference. 
• 23:25: What was your worst moment? 
• 25:20: What was your best moment?  
• 28:14: Many doctors are extremely reluctant to use the word cured.  
• 28:28: What is the one thing you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey? 
• 33:50: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why? 
• 36:12: Everybody should have a doctor that will talk to them for two hours. 
• 37:48: Thrive Rapid Fire Questions 
• 39:44: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? 

Resources

• Anissa’s website
• Anissa on Facebook
• Anissa’s You Can Cancer Planner
• Email Anissa at [email protected]
• Radical Remission by Dr. Kelly Turner