Taking Charge of My Cancer

Sammy Miller PT, DPT is a pelvic oncology physical therapist at UF Health. She moved down to Florida after graduation from Misericordia University, where she earned both a BS in Business Management with a Specialization in Healthcare Management and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Originally from Pennsylvania, she participated in competitive cheer leading throughout her childhood. This led her t...

"Jahane' Hunsicker is a 4th year student physical therapist from Ocala, FL. She is currently getting her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Nova SoutheasternUniversity and has served as the Service Chair of the NSU SPTA. She earned her Bachelor's of Health Science at the University of Florida and will earn her DPT in May. She is currently in the process of undergoing her third cli...

He is passionate about helping heart failure patients author their own story and he is honored to be part of such an amazing team at UF Health. He is an associate professor for the University of Florida’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He specialize in advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices and transplantation, while serving as the section chief of heart failure and medical direc...

Angela Earhart Determined women, telling her story about Melanoma and other skin cancer. Connect with Derly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cancermindandbodyrehab.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Cancerrehabsolutions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/cancermindandbodyrehab⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook.com/cancermind...

Andy Farina is an ordinary guy who has been bringing amazing results and cutting edge Training & Coaching to clients and the community for over 30 years. He started as an Electrical Engineer and became President & Founder of Fearless Health. He is also an Ultra trail runner with three 100 mile finishes under his belt. He grew up “The kid who can’t” and became “The Man who can.” He consiste...

Katherine Krzys, archivist, actress, director, author, andtheatre for youth historian, received an MFA in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University (ASU). Under her 33-year leadership as the Curator of the ASU Child Drama Collection, this archive grew to become the largest repository in the world documenting the international history of theatre for youth back to the 16th century.   Her publi...

Dr. Carroll is the Director of the Section of Vascular Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, general cardiology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and vascular medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also...

Dr. Shelley DiCecco, PT, PhD, CLT-LANA, CI-CS, founded LymphEd in 2017 as part of Casley-Smith International. She completed her Physical Therapy Degree in January of 2000. She became a Woman’s Health Specialist for Pelvic Floor Disorders in 2000 and a Certified Lymphedema Therapist in 2001. Dr. DiCecco received her PhD from Texas Woman’s University in the Philosophy of Physical Therapy in 2012. Sh...

Dr. Matt Bridgman holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and Master's degree in Christian Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and is a licensed psychologist and board certified clinical neuropsychologist. For the past 13 years he has been working as a sta...

Dr. Julie Bradley , she is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida. With an intense focus on breast cancer and pediatric tumors in both the clinical and research realms, she possesses a deep knowledge of these types of cancers, allowing comprehensive and personalized care for people affected by these diagnoses. Dr. Bradley has been an...

She  became a nurse in 2007 after she got married, she  moved to Ft Lauderdale and started working in the NICU. After her  husband graduated from anesthesia school,  they moved here to Gainesville and work here at UF Shands NICU and, at the same time, went back to school for her bachelor’sdegree in health education and  becamecertified in Neonatal ICU and cross-trained in PACU for pediatrics. When...

Catherine is a two time cancer survivor. She was born in Graz, Austria and moved to US in 1999. She went to school in Graz, received her piano teaching degree(Masters in music education ) at the University of Music and Performing arts in Graz . She is married , two children (Monona 24 , Cillian 22) She is a passionate runner (running streak over 10 years ) Connect with Derly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

Dr. Natalie Lockney is an Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Program Director for the radiation oncology medical residency. She was a summa cum laude graduate of Birmingham-Southern College. She completed medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, prior to her residency training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where...

Sarah McLean is a two-time breast cancer survivor. Her first diagnosis was at the young age of 26 and her second diagnosis was at 34. Because of her experiences with breast cancer, she has dedicated her life to the emotional and spiritual restoration of survivors as well as their families. She and her husband, Steve, have founded the non-profit organization, Project 31, which supports the breast c...

Bryan Groleau has been a lymphedema and wound therapist since 2003 with experience in breast cancer related lymphedema and axillary web syndrome; lower extremity obesity-related lymphedema and lipedema; head, neck, and facial lymphedema; wound care; stage III elephantiasis; geriatric mixed edemas; lymphatic filariasis; and lymphedema in the home health setting. Throughout his career, Bryan has tre...

Fitz Koehler of Fitzness.com is a fitness innovator with a master’s degree in exercise and sport sciences, a breast cancer-crusher, and the author of multiple books, including My Noisy  Cancer Comeback, Your Healthy Cancer Comeback, and the Healthy Cancer Comeback Journal. She’s also one of America's most exciting keynote speakers and a premier race announcer. After waging her own incredible c...

Theresa Eggleston is a 3rd year DPT student from High Point University, completing a 12-week clinical rotation with UF Health with the oncology team at Med Plaza in Gainesville, FL. Theresa completed her undergraduate degree at Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2017 where she earned a B.S. in exercise science, and a minor in psychology. Theresa is interested in pursuing certifications in pelvi...

Dr. Jasmine Zheng completed her medical training at Georgetown University and went on to receive her residency training at University of Michigan, where she began developing a passion for cancer rehabilitation, a specialty in the field of rehabilitation medicine aimed to maximize and restore a person's physical, social, psychological, and vocational functioning through the cancer care continuu...

Melisa is a 43 y/o mother of 2, an opinionated wife of 17 years, career IT professional, and a survivor of triple-negative breast cancer. She will give you great tips that helped her while she was going through her treatments. Connect with Derly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cancermindandbodyrehab.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Cancerrehabsolutions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://cancermindandbodyrehab.com/jo...

Dr. Wei Chen is a distinguished professor at Cleveland Clinic renowned for his expertise in reconstructive microsurgery and super microsurgery. He haspioneered innovative techniques such as the “octopus” LVA, the “free style” acrobatic LVA, vascularized lymph vessel transplant, advanced LVA techniques for severelymphedema, and the "flying squirrel" MITESE lymph-enhancing liposuction. Con...

Dr. Lisa Chacko is a primary care physician, menopause specialist, and medical educator. She owns a private practice in Florida focused on Menopause & Midlife Health. She is residency faculty at UCF, and serves on the Education Committee of the Menopause Society . Connect with Derly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cancermindandbodyrehab.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Cancerrehabsolutions.com⁠⁠...

Elizabeth (Leah) lee deal Diehl, RLA, HTM is Director of Therapeutic Horticulture at Wilmot Botanical Gardens and Lecturer in Environmental Horticulture, both at the University of Florida (UF). She is a licensed landscape architect, a master gardener, and a professionally registered horticultural therapist. She manages and teaches an undergraduate certificate program in horticultural therapy at UF...

Lise has been married to my husband for 16 years and they have an 8 year old son who is the light of my life.  She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago but have lived in Gainesville for over 20 years. In February 2020, after her first mammogram, She was diagnosed with Stage 3 IDC with lymph node involvement. Through the course of 2020, She received 16 rounds of chemo, a left mastectomy, 35 rounds of...

Carolyn Vachani is an oncology nurse and the Innovation Director at OncoLink. In this role, she develops and maintains innovative projects to make providing quality patient education more attainable. She leads the development and maintenance of the OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan and has a strong interest in oncology survivorship care, cancer education, and health literacy. She is pursuing a certi...

Dana is an oncology nurse practitioner taking care of patients undergoing breast cancer treatment at Mass General Cancer Center in Boston, MA. Her work with this patient population started in 2007 when she worked as a clinical research coordinator (CRC) on breast cancer clinical trials at MGH. In her two years as a CRC, she was inspired by the nurses and NPs with whom she worked to return to schoo...