In the Midst of It All

In this interview, Dana speaks about body image both before and after breast cancer surgery and how she processed her breast cancer journey. She also speaks about how she turned the painful experience of breast cancer treatment into holistic treatment for cancer patients and survivors. Dana was a massage therapist before she got cancer and as she was recovering, she became certified in massage for...

In this episode, you will hear Dana share her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer and going through treatment while being a deeply spiritual young mom and massage therapist. Dana speaks openly about how she and her husband told their 4 year old little girl, the pain of losing her hair, the support from friends and family, and how her spiritual life helped her work through it all.

In this interview, Debra shares her exploration of different faiths and spiritual experiences including past life regression, spirit speaking through people, guides in spirit, and Christian abundance ministries among other experiences. This episode is a fascinating dive into what is more than this life.

In this episode, Debra Hassell reads her story of spirit healing and comforting her through her cancer journey.

In this episode, Lisa Anderson reads her late husband David Gerwitz’ story of living with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer for 8 years after a lifetime of running and cycling.

In this interview, Suzanne speaks about the incredible community that she has found in people who have the same rare lung cancer. She also speaks about how she loved to run before she had cancer. Now that she isn’t able to run anymore, she talks about how she came to peace with that.

Suzanne shares her story of having a rare form of lung cancer and the tools in her toolbox that helped her through including her Episcopal faith, her strong supportive family and friends, her love of running, and Smilow cancer hospital.

In this episode you will hear from David’s wife Liz as she reflects on what it is like to be a caregiver and be in the initial stages of grief. Through her grief, Liz has found ways to celebrate and pay tribute to David and the incredible, selfless, big hearted life that he lived. Hers is a story of grief, but it is also much like her husband’s story, full of resilience and eternal lov...

David’s story is one of recovery and a powerful encounter with the divine as he began AA. However, David’s story is first and foremost a story of love. In this episode, David’s wife Liz reads David’s story, which she helped finish after his death. David was so committed to writing his story that he was still working on it even days before his death. Even in the midst of her...

In this episode, Chaplain Jane interviews Rabbi Susan L. Moss, the Palliative Care Chaplain on the Saint Raphael Campus. They discuss Susan’s history with faith, care and grief and their unique shared experiences in palliative care and the hope it gives them.

Rabbi Susan L. Moss, the Palliative Care Chaplain on the Saint Raphael Campus, reads her story The Importance of Showing Up. She shares the wisdom she’s gained through her faith and her experience helping her patients through life’s challenges.

In this episode Chaplain Jane and Stacy talk about how Stacy and her family made it through her cancer journey as well as how they have maintained their faith in God despite discrimination they experienced from a Catholic Priest.

In this episode you will hear Stacy read her story of overcoming skin cancer while navigating work and raising small children with her wife and the amazing outpouring of support from her friends and family.

In this episode, you will hear how Rodney overcame many obstacles with his faith and learned that he is not defined by his Cerebral Palsy, he is defined by God. Hear the power of faith that turns sorrow into triumph as Chaplain Jane reads Rodney’s life story.

Tune in as Rodney and Chaplain Jane talk about some of the upcoming episodes for Season 2.

In this episode, you will hear from Jeannie who has dealt with many different cancers for over 20 years. In her conversation with Chaplain Jane she speaks about healing prayer, raising her children while she has cancer, and the sudden loss of her husband.

In this episode, Jeannie Marty reads her story of living with a rare auto-immune disease with connective cancers for over 20 years. Jeannie is an Assemblies of God pastor who talks about the strength and peace she receives from God in the midst of pain, loss, and chronic illness.

In this episode, you will hear Paulette Marcus reading her story at a book reading we head in 2021. Paulette reminds us that being positive helps so much, but being positive takes work and energy. Paulette leaned on her Jewish faith, her extended family, friends, and all the support offered at Yale to walk through a long battle with cancer all while raising her two beautiful daughters.

In this episode, Erlinda shares more about her cancer journey and her two near death experiences in which she left her body and saw Jesus and the afterlife. Erlinda describes her struggles and her deep faith all while laughing and overflowing with joy.

In this episode Erlinda Cu reads her story of being diagnosed with lung cancer and given only a few months to live. Erlinda went on to be one of the first patients to receive an experimental treatment that has helped her live not only a few months more but in fact more than a decade more of life. Erlinda writes about her journey through cancer care and the faith that has helped her through it all.

In this episode, Ricki Fairley reads Alyson Tischler’s story at the previously aired book reading, Spirituality through our Struggle. Alyson was a bright light full of joy no matter what was thrown at her. Alyson wrote of her Jewish faith, her family, and her strong commitment to advocate for other patients.

In this episode, you will hear how Jayanti Mukherjee navigated the rollercoaster ride of diagnoses and treatments that she underwent. With love and gratitude for her physicians and family, Jayanti shares how she became an advocate for herself through her cancer journey and now in remission she hopes to advocate for others.

In this episode, Jayanti Mukherjee reads her story of being diagnosed with terminal cancer only to find out about a year later that what was thought to be cancer spreading throughout her body was in fact something else entirely, something treatable and benign. Jayanti describes the strength and hope that her Hindu faith gave her throughout the rollercoaster of treatments and healing.

In this episode you will hear from Jay Curran as he describes his life living with stage IV laryngeal cancer and Waldenstroms disease. Jay has severe neuropathy which cannot be treated and causes intense pain especially in his hands and feet. Patients with neuropathy describe how painful it is even to have a bed sheet brush over your feet at night. Yet despite his intense pain, Jay attends daily m...

In this episode Jay Curran reads his story of suddenly being diagnosed with stage IV laryngeal cancer. Jay served as an aviator in the Coast Guard and worked as an engineer most of his life. Jay speaks about how cancer changed his perspective in life, how it helped him see what matters most in life, and how it taught him to let go of control and put his trust in God. Jay is a devout Roman Catholic...