Mike & Kellye talk about last wishes, making arrangements, and navigating conversations with cancer patients and their families. What some may think is a helpful or meaningful thing to say to someone who has cancer, might actually be something you want to avoid. Mike & Kellye bring up some important things to consider before opening your mouth.

"No cancer is a good cancer!....."

Mike & Kellye talk about the rollercoaster that the variety of cancer treatments put people on, and raise questions of alternative treatments and what the future holds for cancer research.

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Mike & Kellye welcome Doug Hedges and Katie McCarthy from Hosparus Health. They discuss the impact that Hosparus Care has on patients and their families, and how Hosparus continues striving toward the best end-of-life care they can deliver; with strategic hiring and an integral team of volunteers. Doug explains how his tight-knit teams are working in tandem with doctors to approach every patient’s situation holistically. Katie touches on the grief process, the duration, the biological effect it has on people, and helping people through it; and adds that Hosparus offers grief counseling to the general public as well as their patients and families.

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Mike & Kellye continue their conversation with social workers, Kimberly Williams & Heather Grey from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. This time they delve into Heather's area of expertise, Survivorship; what that means, where it begins and where it ends. Survivorship is the rest of one's life.

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Mike & Kellye are joined by two social workers from the Graham Brown Cancer Center in this week's episode. Kimberly Williams, Social Worker & Sexual Health Therapist, talks extensively about an often overlooked area of impact that comes with a cancer diagnosis, sexual health; and the many stressors it has on mental health and intimate relationships.

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The circumstances. surrounding a cancer diagnosis can be wildly different, but the harsh reality people face with their loved ones is the same. Mike & Kellye talk about the whirlwind of emotions that come with the end of one's battle with cancer, being care-givers at the end of life, and the aftermath.

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Mike & Kellye talk about the tremendous room for improvement in some doctors' bedside manner and how much of a positive impact it can have on their patients. They share a few stories of bedside manner nightmares when receiving a cancer diagnosis.

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Mike & Kellye discuss. the broken systems that are failing cancer patients, and why 40% of cancer patients are struggling to pay their rent, mortgage, and utilities, let alone their medical bills piling up.

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Mike & Kellye talk about a few recipients of assistance from Shirley's Way and their experiences of receiving a cancer diagnosis; as well as the importance of being a proactive advocate of your health.

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Mike and Kellye give business tips as they talk about the importance of building relationships, networking, and the dedication it took to establish Shirley's Way.

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