This week, we are featuring the beautiful and amazing Carol Lacey. Carol is an 8 year cervical cancer survivor who talks candidly about her cancer battle. She's had 2 recurrences, but doesn't allow cancer to stop her from living life to the fullest. Learn how she became a patient advocate with Cervivor to help educate the public about HPV and cervical cancer.  

Hear Katherine's incredible journey of how she was able to heal her condition through nutrition after being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis. Katherine's passion is to empower others to improve their health through healthy eating. In 2015, Katherine founded Food Saved Me where she offers free nutrition classes and has taught over 8,000 students in Dallas-Fort Worth. To learn more about Food Saved Me, please visit: www.foodsavedme.com.

Take a listen to Janae's powerful story.  She was a warrior who did not allow her cancer diagnosis to define her and chose to infuse joy in her life.  Janae openly shares her journey in hopes that it will help others.  Thank you so much Janae.  We love and miss you.

Hear from Tracey Willingham, the Senior Program Director, at Cancer Care Services talk about "Financial Toxicity" and how patients can navigate the medical billing aspect that comes with treatment, how Cancer Care Services programs help patients, caregivers, and survivors, and additional cancer resources available. To find out more about Cancer Care Services please visit their website at www.cancercareservices.org.

Dianne is a 16 year survivor who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer even after having a complete hysterectomy.  Listen to how she was able to connect with other survivors and raise community awareness through her advocacy work.  Dianne has volunteered with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) and established the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) Survivors Teaching Students program in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Listen as Ni shares how she was diagnosed with stage III cervical cancer then years later with stage III ovarian cancer. She hopes that by sharing her story it will help someone else through their journey and raise awareness on the importance of early detection.

Welcome to the SpeakGyno Podcast!  In this episode Ni discusses why there is a need for SpeakGyno and what listeners can expect to hear in future episodes.