The Eye Believe Podcast

Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview Starla Hadlock-Allen, an ocularist in Mesa, AZ whose family has a unique history in the field of ocular prosthetics. Hear their story, and learn about the certifications required to become a board certified ocularist; a qualification she and other ocularists strongly urge those seeking prosthetic eye creation care to look for in their ocularist...

Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to bring you our second quarterly webinar this year; focused on navigating clinical trials. Clinical trials research nurses Kelly Goddard and Shahnaz Singh-Kandah discuss the process of clinical trials registration, locating centers, and offer invaluable resources for patients navigating the trial space. CLINICAL TRIALS 101 PDF   CLINICAL TRIALS SLIDES LINK...

Join A Cure in Sight in an interview with Dr. David Ancona, the founder of Mexico's pioneer Eye Cancer Institute. In this episode, Dr. Ancona and podcast host, Danet Peterson discuss the history of the Eye Cancer Institute in Mexico, the treatments they have available, and the effort it has taken to establish an eye cancer institute in Mexico. Their locations are in Monterry, Mexico, as well as Gu...

Join A Cure in Sight as they bring you some brief mini interviews from attendees and presenters at AACR, the American Association of Cancer Research, hosted in Orlando in April 2023. Dr. Meredith McKean and Dr. Liya Xu share some unique insights on uveal melanoma research that is happening now. Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe and continue to listen in! ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE O...

A Cure in Sight is joined on The Eye Believe Podcast by Dr. Mohammed Dar, who is the Chief Medical Officer of Immunocore. Tune in to learn more! In this brief discussion, Dr. Dar shares the origin and history of Immunocore, how they got started, and how their field came to include uveal melanoma. To access the lists of currently recruiting clinical trials relevant to uveal melanoma, head to clinic...

Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Maureen Sanger to discuss protecting your mental health as a patient with ocular melanoma. A few key points from this episode: "Switch focus from the what if to what is?" "Grief is something we tend to." When in doubt, let it RAIN: R - Recognize emotions A - Allowing emotions to be felt/ accepting them as what is I - Inspect/Investigate your emotions "why am i feeling...

Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Basil Williams to discuss Pros and Cons of Radiation to the Eye. Treatment options are covered, based on factors such as eye tumor location, size, possibility of retaining vision. Side effects of various radiation based treatments are discussed. The impact of a biopsy at time of treatment or before is discussed. Tune in and be sure to subscribe and share, plus make a c...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! First up, it’s our 10th anniversary this month! All month long we’ve been sharing challenges on social media to invite you to share with 10 people about ocular melanoma. From now until April 30th, you can also be part of the YOU + 10 challenge for our Lookin for a Cure Walks! HOW IT WORKS? BEFORE April 30th, register for a Lookin' For a Cure 5k walk near you, or register virt...

Join A Cure in Sight and Lisa Durbin, spouse and caregiver to Mike Durbin, an ocular melanoma patient in the metastatic community. The role of caregiver is discussed, as well as the toll this can take on a relationship, on the family as a whole. Tune in for an incredibly insightful and validating episode.  You can connect with Lisa and Mark directly to discuss their alternative approaches to metas...

Join A Cure in Sight host, Danet Peterson, as well as 3 other omies for "Enucleation 101," part 2 of a 2 part episode release covering the varying experiences of enucleation of 3 more patients, their tips for recovery, as well as their insights on the process as a whole. Discussion of the prosthetic eye is not covered but we have plans to cover an ocularist and a panel of adjusting to the experien...

Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Dalvin and Dr. Moser for this special Rare Disease Day Webinar, recorded live on Feb 28, 2023. Are you RARE²? Ocular Melanoma affects 6 per million people each year. Of those diagnosed, children and minority communities (people of color, indigenous peoples, etc.) make up an even smaller percentage of the patient population.  Dr. Lauren Dalvin and Dr. Justin Moser, who...

Join A Cure in Sight to discuss systemic therapies for metastatic uveal melanoma with Dr. Meredith McKean.   We discuss when to use systemic therapies, what is out there besides KIMMTRAK, how to determine a path forward for introducing systemic therapies in metastatic management   McKean received her bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, where the promising athlete ran cross-country and tr...

Join A Cure in Sight to briefly interview Yvonne, Presley, and Kenny; patients who are some of the “rare among the rare” or the RARE² in honor of Rare Disease Day. Yvonne, Presley, and Kenny show their stripes by expressing what navigating their journey with ocular melanoma has looked like–and how that has differed from the mainstream community. Ocular melanoma is most commonly found in fair skinn...

Join A Cure in Sight host, Danet Peterson, as well as 3 other omies for "Enucleation 101," part 1 of a 2 part episode release covering the varying experiences of enucleation of 4 patients, their tips for recovery, as well as their insights on the process as a whole. Discussion of the prosthetic eye is not covered but we have plans to cover an ocularist and a panel of adjusting to the experience of...

Anne Osborn demonstrates and teaches the "how to" behind meditation, and offers a variety of meditation tools to add to your toolbox for "taming your lizard brain" and why this is important in navigating an ocular melanoma diagnosis.

Join for a discussion on various levels of spirituality and how we make meaning of the circumstances in our lives.

Jennifer Drew will present on coping with your diagnosis and your new normal.

Kathy Doocy and Wendy Carpenter will discuss turning their talents into healing, and how they refused to allow ocular melanoma to limit their ability to practice their talents.

A Cure in Sight is joined by omie, Kathy Doocy, co-author of The Happy Cookbook , The Simply Happy Cookbook , and The Happy in a Hurry Cookbook .   Kathy Doocy was previously the host of ESPN's Sidelines and worked at NBC. WHen Kathy and Steve got married and the kids came along, Kathy retired from her TV work to raise the family and preside as the Doocy family CEO and CFO, and she's enjoyed every...

Join Danet, the Eye Believe Podcast Host, to discuss unrealistic timelines in a cancer diagnosis. Can you relate!? Make sure to share this episode with another omie today, and if you’re able, make a small donation to keep our podcast going!   ANNOUNCEMENTS: Steps for Sight Registration is open! It’s not to late to join us this month! www.charityfootprints.com/SFS Eye on Mental Health 2023 is now o...

A Cure in Sight is joined for a webinar titled: A Living Library for Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin, M.D.   "Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular cancer in adults. Despite successful treatment of the eye tumor, up to 50% of patients with uveal melanoma will eventually develop metastatic disease. Unfortunately, there are limited effective treatment options once this cancer has sprea...

The Eye Believe Podcast host, Danet Peterson, shares tips for navigating triggering dates throughout your diagnosis. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Steps for Sight Registration is open! It’s not to late to join us this month! www.charityfootprints.com/SFS Eye on Mental Health 2023 is now open for registration! Head to the site below to register!   Register at https://tinyurl.com/eyeonmentalhealth23 Subscribe to t...

A Cure in Sight is joined by Reagan Lambert, an omie hailing from Horseshoe Bay, Texas, who was diagnosed in October 2016 with choroidal melanoma. He shares some incredible insights on making meaning during this diagnosis, as well as how his faith in god to come allows him to live fully. “In October of 2016, I made an appointment with my Optometrist to check flashes I was experiencing in my right...

STEPS FOR SIGHT 2023 is now open! www.charityfootprints.com/SFS is where to go to get started! Tune in for what the movement is about, and how you can get involved! Our challenge to you? Register! And then call or text at LEAST one other OM friend to encourage them to join your team or create their own! Grab your friends and Family and let’s walk towards a cure for Ocular Melanoma! We are challeng...

A Cure in Sight is joined by Greg Hobbs, aka the one-eyed fly guy. He is a renowned disc golfer who has refused to let being one-eyed hold him back from playing the game he loves, while sharing about OM in the process! Here’s a little of Greg’s story—we’re excited to chat with him this next week! “July 17, 2013 I noticed my vision was a little weird. I went to my eye doctor on Thursday and he sent...