Cancer U Thrivers

TBD Jen Rozenbaum is a portrait photographer, author, podcaster, and breast cancer survivor. Through her work, she is helping women celebrate their unique femininity and helping breast cancer patients and survivors put their lives back together after cancer. 03:03: I didn't know what it was, but it wasn't a lump.   05:36: I could feel it and I'm very grateful for that because if it was lower, I wo...

Ira Hughes and his family went through two and half years of fighting pediatric cancer with their daughter Audrey before she passed away in 2017. 01:17: Can you take us back to the very beginning and what happened with your daughter?   03:33: She progressed while we got some physical therapy, everything was looking like a normal kid.   05:16: They went to do some research and found four documented...

RobinMcGee’s award-winning book The Cancer Olympic s describes her fight for medical justice and fair chemotherapy policy after serious medical negligence. For her patient advocacy work, she has been decorated by the Governor-General of Canada. 01:27: When I was 46 in 2008, I noticed rectal bleeding.   03:28: Her referral was essentially one sentence which was rectal bleeding please assess.   05:1...

As a survivor of invasive breast cancer whose marriage dissolved as treatment ended, Susan draws upon her personal journey as well as her training as a life coach to provide mindsets and tools to assist others in rebuilding their lives in alignment with their deepest desires. 02:12: My mother is a cancer survivor also.   04:07: I hadn't even had a biopsy yet, but I just went all the way to the gra...

In 2014, while still an active cancer patient, Dean Hall decided to inspire other cancer patients by chasing his dream of becoming the first person to swim the entire 187-mile length of the Willamette River, never guessing it would heal his leukemia. 03:35: Well, I fell in love with soccer and so I played it constantly.  05:52: I became a therapist and started my private practice in this tiny litt...

Digital marketing strategist and founder of the boutique agency, Social Abundance Marketing, Wendy Manganaro knows that the best social media doesn’t start on a specific platform or with a marketing tactic, but instead, consistently marketing where your target market hangs out at. 00:59: Wendy is going to share her story of having childhood leukemia for many years.   03:10: We've never gotten a re...

David Metzger is a father, pediatric oncology nurse, podcaster, and author. His book, Nurse Papa, explores the strange intersection between his life as a father and his role as a nurse caring for sick children. 02:07: I picked adult acute care which seemed like an obvious place to start.   04:11: Why did you have to drop out of your program?   06:21: One of the things that she did that no one else...

Two-time breast cancer thriver, Carol Wyllie, offers real insight, encouragement, and a few laughs to those facing cancer, illness, or any of life’s challenges. Her voice is authentic and sometimes irreverent as she shows us how to lead with faith and gratitude in the face of our toughest battles. 01:23: Take us back to the beginning of breast cancer.  03:15: They showed me the X-ray and it looked...

Kenn Edwards lives in rural Utah with his father. Kenn was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in October 2020. To remove the cancer, Kenn had twenty percent of his tongue removed as well as lymph nodes in his neck. Approximately three months later Kenn's father was diagnosed with melanoma. 00:35: Kenn was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in October 2020.  02:55: It got inflamed and I tho...

Faith Wilcox believes writing leads to healing. Faith learned these truths when her 13-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with bone cancer that took her life. Faith’s journey from grief and despair to moments of comfort and peace taught her lessons, which she shares through her writing. 02:39: The orthopedic doctor took an x-ray of her knee.  04:57: She started to go into the rooms of chi...

Robin is a breast cancer survivor and mother to Jordan Ray. Robin's 20-year-old son Zach has his private pilot license and he's pursuing his commercial license. Robin has been married to her husband John for almost 30 years. Robin and Jordan join us from Wellington, Florida. Jordan has gone from a star athlete, brain surgery survivor, to serial entrepreneur all before age 20. Jordan Ray is the Fou...

Keith D Guernsey has beaten cancer twice — prostate cancer in 2018 and multiple myeloma in 2020. He works on cultivating and maintaining a positive mental attitude. 00:59: Take us back to the beginning with the first diagnosis and how that all came about.   03:26: You are cancer-free.   05:12: Tell us about getting that multiple myeloma diagnosis after being cancer-free from prostate cancer for a...

AnnMarie Giannino is parlaying her cancer diagnosis into advocacy and she is a powerhouse. She works tirelessly to engage the community through awareness programs and fundraising initiatives. And she ensures that everyone who suffers is heard. 01:20: Can you take us back to the very beginning?   03:23: Why were you doing all this volunteer work for breast cancer if you hadn't even been diagnosed y...

Anissa Orsino is a seven-year breast cancer survivor, homeschooling mom of two boys, and bucket list crusher. She’s on a mission to help fellow moms and sister survivors live with intention and create lives that they LOVE. 00:54: Take us back to the beginning of your cancer journey.  03:29: Would you just come back and feel this lump?   06:30: Okay so you're pregnant and what is the plan now?   08...

Julia Baldwin Taylor is a creative biz owner and transformational coach. She and her mother were both diagnosed with cancer in January 2017. After making some major shifts in her life and business, she learned to hustle less, live more, and attract more success, and she loves to help other entrepreneurs do the same. 02:24: How did you guys get diagnosed? 04:24: My mom had surgery scheduled. There...

Ginny Dent Brant is a speaker, writer, counselor, educator, and wellness advocate. Brant’s triple award-winning book Unleash Your God-Given Healing: Eight Steps to Prevent and Survive Cancer was written with an oncologist after her cancer journey. Her cancer prevention blog is at www.ginnybrant.com . 01:26: Would you please take us back to the very beginning of your cancer journey? 03:23: My absol...

Joy Clausen Soto is the founder of the annual Dolphin Interaction Program for patients from Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Joy is a Stage 2 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, a dolphin trainer, TEDx speaker, and the director and subject of the documentary Just One Year –A story of triumph over cancer. 01:46: I had this cough, and the cough wouldn't go away, kept gettin...

In 2018, Helen King was diagnosed with HER2 + breast cancer. She was 37 years old and had no family history. Everything happened quickly once she was diagnosed. Two weeks later, after a biopsy, she had her right breast removed and 24 lymph nodes removed. Then she endured 18 months of treatment. Cancer has had a profound impact on her life. 02:31: I just found a lump in my breast by chance in the s...

Known as the Insightful Copywriter, Gloria Grace Rand shows service-based entrepreneurs how to create a business with more Impact, Influence, and Income! She is an inspirational speaker and author of the best-seller  Live. Love. Engage. – How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Being Yourself. 01:42: Tell us about the cancer journey and how you became the caregiver. 03:31: What she had was a grape...

Bami Adenipekun founded Inspired To Soar with the mission to give everyone impacted by cancer the tools to live fulfilling lives. Bami has been a patient and loved one of someone with cancer. She infuses every client with positivity and helps to restore their confidence so they can achieve audacious goals. 01:30: The beginning of my cancer journey was when my late mother was diagnosed with cancer...

Marci Greenberg Cox is the author of  Mommy Has a Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children . In 2018, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, had a double mastectomy with no reconstruction, and is now cancer-free. 02:02: Maybe it's just something because I overdid a weight. 04:40: She gets on the phone, and you hear those words, I am so sorry you have cancer. 06:37: I mean as soon as I...

Karla Mans Giroux is a cancer thriver living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Karla was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. Eleven years later, a metastatic cancer challenge arose. With a goal to live to be 100+, this did not align, and so she began to manage the hell out of this challenge. 01:13: Can you take us back to that first journey with breast cancer? 03:00: I had a head-s...

Cathy is a graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, a Certified Professional Cancer Coach, and a breast cancer survivor. Her personal and professional experience has given her a profound understanding of the importance of cultivating health during cancer care and for cancer prevention. 02:20: My mom had had breast cancer five years before me. 04:37: If that technician had not grabbed...

Onyx Keesha is an award-winning director of film and stage. She is passionate about telling women’s stories. Her art is her activism. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and enduring surgery, 20 weeks of chemo, and 9 weeks of radiation she now has a new perspective on life. One she is ready to share. 02:03: I was able to catch my breast cancer when it came relatively soon. 04:08: My treatment...

Karey Spransy is a stage IV-4 colon cancer survivor who uses her experience to teach others how to be more resilient through the Joy Of Moving On. She uses grace and humor to make you laugh, cry, and cry-laugh about the absurdities of life and feel inspired to find your JOMO. 02:20: We met in the totally again romcom way at a sales conference in the US. 04:10: Yoga was just part of my routine, at...