Tabooty

Join Melissa as she sits down with Kentisha Mazeke to discuss her mother's diagnosis and the important topic that nobody wants to talk about - end of life. Kentisha shares some of the ways her mother continued to take care of her, even beyond her final days.  

In this episode of Taboo-ty, we sit down with one of our 2018-2019 Ambassadors, Paula Chambers-Raney, to talk about the financial toxicity that can come with a cancer diagnosis. Not only was Paula facing a life-changing diagnosis, but she was facing the financial burden placed upon her due to a lack of equity for same-sex couples and insurance coverage.

In this month's episode of Fight CRC's Tabooty Podcast, we sit down with Tim McDonald to hear his story and how he became involved in advocacy work. Tim aspires to share his story as much as possible, to create ripples in the colorectal cancer community, that could potentially help change how we see treatments as standards and not "outside the box" ideas. 

To continue our Ambassador Series, this month Jelena Tompkins joins us to discuss how she was able to maintain her fitness during treatment and how it's different now.

Tune in as Melissa sits down with 2022 Ambassador, Yla Flores, in the next episode of our Ambassador Story Series. The decision in 2019 to get screened—for everything that was due at her age—lead to a colorectal diagnosis for Yla. She encourages everyone 45 and older to get screened—even if you don't have symptoms.

In this episode, we sit down with Fight CRC Ambassador Spencer Dayton. Diagnosed at age 22, he is already wise in the area of his sexual health and how to maintain intimacy with his partner when things don't go as expected.

Melissa speaks with Beth Kornegay to get the scoop on – you guessed it – poop. Everyone poops, right? Well, Beth is our resident, “poop expert.” Not only does Beth know all about her own poop, she also knows what her coworkers' poop looks like. For Beth, and a lot of relentless champions of hope, pooping has so much physical and emotional baggage that cannot be just flushed away. Listen in to hear about Beth’s journey as a stage III survivor, and how she's been able to use her experience to help others.

In this next installment of the Ambassador Story Sharing Series on Fight CRC's Taboo-ty Podcast, Mike sits down with Fight CRC Ambassador JJ Singleton as he shares his story and includes helpful information from the survivor perspective on certain side-effects you may encounter during treatment and how to overcome them. JJ and Mike also discuss the importance of nutrition when facing a cancer diagnosis—Listen in!

In this next installment of the Ambassador Story Sharing Series on Fight CRC's Taboo-ty Podcast, Mike sits down with Joe Bullock- an advocate, climber, survivor, father, wolfpack leader, and all around relentless champion of hope for all affected by colorectal cancer. Joe shares his story and includes helpful information from the survivor perspective for those interested in how genetics play a role in CRC diagnosis, as well as how he seriously he takes awareness about family history. Joe is amazing storyteller, but don't take my word for it, come listen in and hear for yourself!

This month on the Tabooty Podcast, we continue our Ambassador Podcast Series with Episode 2: Kimberly Holiday-Coleman. Kimberly walks us through the true meaning of resilience and describes how powerful your perspective can be in the fight against CRC. The sincerity and elegance of her words make listening to her story a beautiful experience.