Cancer Actually F**king Sucks

Zoya Ibrahim recently celebrated her 5 year cancerversary from Papaillary Thyroid Carcinoma! In this episode, Zoya dives into how she was diagnosed, the surgery and iodine radiation treatment she experienced, what the thyroid actually does for your body, how our body can force us to deal with the anxieties after a cancer diagnoses even if our mind doesn't want to, pulling the Cancer Card and so mu...

In today's episode, we speak with Beach Helterbrand, who was diagnosed with a rare Germinoma tumor in his brain at 24 years old.  Beach talks us through how he found out he had the tumor, his multiple brain surgeries, whole brain and spine radiation, the side effects of all of the treatments, and what he's doing now 6 years free of disease! Beach's story is so inspiring and his love for the o...

This week we're speaking with Cassie Morales about her fight against BOTH Hodgkins & Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. After four recurrences across a two year span, she has finally had no evidence of disease for 13 months!! She is so inspiring and reminds us that our bodies and minds are stronger than we think they are. Cassie talks through all the treatments she had to undergo, switching doctors during the...

This week we're speaking with Mark Garza, the founder of Flatwater Foundation! Flatwater is an incredible organization based in Austin, TX that offers access to therapy for people going through cancer, their families, and their caregivers! Listen to hear how Mark's experience with losing his father to prostate cancer helped him realize how important mental health is for everyone that is going thro...

We're speaking with Julie Stagno on this week's episode! Julie is a marriage and family therapist as well as a breast cancer survivor and has had no evidence of disease for five years! Her and Madison discuss how breast cancer affects all things feminine and the ways she dealt with that, how being a therapist herself helped her be more mindful of her emotions through her experience, two things she...

We're getting all the scientific facts in this week's episode! We're chatting with Dr. Tobi Schmidt this week and covering how to keep your immune system up and inflammation down, how inflammation starts in the body and how it can turn into cancer, Dr. Schmidt's incredible work in immunotherapy and how she applies it to fighting cancer cells, and so much more! Tobi is brilliant and provides us wit...

This week's guest is Jeanette Carbajal, a disease mindset mentor and certified cancer coach! She works with C-Suite executives to connect them to their unique healing roadmap so they can feel secure in their journey after cancer and/or disease. She works with cancer patients from start of diagnosis and beyond through survivorship, and provides so many amazing pieces of advice for us on this episod...

This week we're talking to Kristin Dillion as she walks us through her experience navigating breast cancer treatment. She beautifully explains how she did her due diligence in researching doctors and different modalities as well as the integrative approach she took with both holistic and traditional therapies to beat cancer. We touch on the process of doing cold caps, a double mastectomy, and so m...

This week Madison and Paige talk through all the products they used that helped them to feel beautiful during and after chemo treatment. Check out which products helped their hair grow faster, the skincare products they love, and how they dealt with some of the physical changes that happen during treatment. Products we loved listed below: Neoxen system 2 Xfusion hair fibers Thrive casuemetics - ma...

Jason Dudey is an Event Producer and former comedian who has been battling Non Hodgkins Large Grade B Cell Follicular Lymphoma for the past three years. After a recurrence and a bone marrow transplant he is finally cancer free!! In this episode, Jason hilariously walks us through his story, what a bone marrow transplant entails, how caretakers need more support, and some amazing organizations that...

This week we're talking to Charlette James, a breast cancer survivor - or Conqueror as she likes to call it! Charlette has been free of disease for 7 years and is now a Holistic Health Coach with an incredible passion for  helping cancer conquerors thrive in their body, mindset and environment after diagnoses. On this episode, she explains how her faith and close relationship with God guided...

This episode we talk to Rob Johnson who has battled Melanoma for the past nine years and was first diagnosed when he was only 22. With 4 recurrences, 2 brain surgeries, and years of immunotherapy treatment he still finds the light through it all and educates us on how he was able to stay positive through it. He has now been cancer free for 1 year and 4 months!! Take a listen to his incredible stor...

In this week's episode we're talking to Kali Freehling, an Austin based music ticketing manager and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor! Six years ago, at only 22 years old, she was diagnosed with this disease. In this episode she shares her story beautifully, covering everything from freezing her eggs to what radiation treatment entails.  Even though cancer actually f***ing sucks, she found the b...

In this episode of Cancer Actually F***ing Sucks, Madison speaks with Francesca LoPiccolo, an osteosarcoma survivor and fellow integrative nutrition health coach. At just 15, Francesca was diagnosed with this horrible disease, listen in to hear her story and how she's thriving now! 

Welcome to the first episode of Cancer Actually F***ing Sucks! In this episode Madison and Paige will be talking through their diagnoses, treatments and side effects, and why they've decided to create this podcast.