One of the hardest parts of the cancer journey is telling loved ones about your diagnosis. On this episode of How to Cancer, psychotherapist and cancer counselor Melanie Stachelski discusses how to tell your family and friends that you have cancer.
How to Cancer: How to Celebrate Cancer Milestones
Part of living beyond cancer is finding time to appreciate the positive moments along the journey. On this episode of Campfires of Hope: How to Cancer, survivor Brad Glassel discusses “Cancerversaries” and shares ideas for how to celebrate cancer milestones.
How to Cancer: How to Get Involved with Cancer Patient Research
On this episode of Campfires of Hope: How to Cancer, Sabine Schwab discusses how you, as a cancer survivor, can help others by being involved in patient research. Sabine is a brain cancer survivor, patient advocate, and member of the Epic Experience Board of Directors. She discusses how participation in surveys, clinical trials, and quality-of-life studies provides valuable feedback for …
How to Cancer: How To Be Your Own Advocate When Diagnosed With Cancer
On this episode of Campfires of Hope: How to Cancer, leukemia and bone marrow transplant survivor Vanessa Hood discusses how to be your own advocate when diagnosed with cancer. Vanessa details the 4 C’s that she lives by: confidence, communication, community, and continual education. When meeting with doctors, she recommends taking notes and recording conversations to review and process information …
Caregiving For Your Partner
On this episode of Campfires of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer, we welcome Dan Crail and Scott Hood, both caregivers to their wives who are cancer thrivers. During this episode, Dan and Scott share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned while caring for their wives during diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.
Navigating Disability Insurance
Description: On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Triage Cancer CEO Joanna Morales. Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides free education on the legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through Joanna shares how to navigate disability insurance for the cancer community and what you need to …
Caregiving as a Parent
On this episode of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Epic Experience founder and caregiver Nancy Ferro and Leanne Blackburn. These two woman will share their experience of what it was like to care for their adult child who was diagnosed with cancer. They discuss topics such as self care, anxiety, fears and successes through their cancer experience.
Wigs and Cancer
On this episode of Campfires of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome cancer thrivers Amanda Blackburn and Heidi Fuller to discuss Wigs and Cancer. Heidi is the founder and owner of Awakenings Boutique in Louisville, KY. Listen in and hear how Heidi empowered Amanda through her cancer journey.
Why AYA Cancer Matters
On this episode of Campfires of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we welcome Matthew Zachary as our guest. Matthew is the founder of Stupid Cancer, current CEO of OffScrip Media and host of the Out Of Patients Podcast. In 2007, Matthew founded Stupid Cancer and gave birth to the AYA, young adult cancer movement. Matthew discusses what AYA cancer is, how it …
Dating & Cancer
On this podcast of Campfires Of Hope: Living Beyond Cancer we will be discussing Dating & Cancer. Our guests for this episode are cancer thrivers Michael Ferro and Carly Weingart. We will discuss their cancer diagnosis and how they have navigated dating before, during and after a cancer diagnosis. Our guests will share their initial cancer diagnosis experience, hardships of …