The Many Faces of Cancer

Finding Harmony after Cancer: Creating a Life You Love with Hayley Dubin

Today's guest is Hayley Dubin, Certified Health Coach, Metabolic Terrain Advocate, and founder of reVIVE Wellness. She also is the host of The Cancer Liberation Project Podcast. As a 28-year ovarian cancer survivor, her passion is to help people overcome the physical, mental and emotional challenges that the cancer journey can bring. She helps her clients let go of the fear and take control of their health, so that they can feel confident in their ability to heal. We talk about how medicine and treatment have changed in the past 30 years, grieving loss of fertility and femininity, the effects of stress on the body and the rediscovering joy, the importance of balance and wholeness to maintaining health, and so much more!! Resources: Hayley's Website: www.revivewellness.com [https://revivewellness.com/] Free Gift: 7 Top Tips to Keep Cancer Away and Feel Confident in Your Body Again! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/81/821085181.htm] Hayley's Podcast: The Cancer Liberation Project [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cancer-liberation-project/id1575422482] Hayley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayleydubin/ [https://www.instagram.com/hayleydubin/]                        Hayley's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revivewellness1 [https://www.facebook.com/revivewellness1]                        Hayley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-dubin-91683627/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-dubin-91683627/] Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/ [https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/] My website: https://melissagrosboll.com [https://melissagrosboll.com/] Email me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

Living with Cancer: Strength Through Service with Debbie Hornor

Today's guest is Debbie Hornor, Senior National Consultant for Charitable Estate Planning in Mission Advancement at the American Heart Association, State Volunteer President for AARP Colorado, and currently in remission after primary angiosarcoma of the breast and reoccurrence. She has spent her career in public health policy work, community health, healthcare quality improvement, and so much more. To say she is dedicated to serving others is an understatement. She brings a deeply personal perspective to her work and volunteerism. We talk about the emotional toll of cancer, finding gratitude and joy and being more present in life, the healing power of nature and laughter, community engagement and sharing stories, and so much more! Resources: Debbie's LinkedIn: Debbie Hornor LinkedIn [https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=f6e41df8568690dbec6a1de230e6c6108e13b6cb59b6d292b16cdb6e3d5e6e10JmltdHM9MTc3NjgxNjAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=299be068-cbcd-6f2c-3b09-f758ca4e6e83&psq=Deborah+Hornor+LinkedIn&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL2RlYm9yYWgtaG9ybm9y] AARP Colorado: AARP Colorado [https://www.aarp.org/states/colorado/] AARP Article about Debbie: A New State President Champions Living Fully At Every Stage Of Life [https://www.aarp.org/states/colorado/living-life-fully-a-key-value-for-new-state-president/?msockid=299be068cbcd6f2c3b09f758ca4e6e83] Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/ [https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/] My website: https://melissagrosboll.com [https://melissagrosboll.com/] Email me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

The Many Realities of Cancer Around the World with Carmen Monge

Today's guest is Carmen Monge, Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, researcher, and patient advocate working at the intersection of lived experience, research, and equity in cancer care, especially across different global healthcare systems. Carmen is the founder of MANO Beyond Cancer, a global initiative exploring survivorship through qualitative research, where she had conducted interviews with survivors from more than 60 countries. She also works as a researcher and patient advocate with Youth Cancer Europe. And the author of CAN-CAN, a children's book series designed to help explain the cancer journey, from diagnosis to life after treatment, in a holistic and accessible way. We talk about hope, cancer research, cultural differences and disparities in cancer care, the challenges of getting treatment is another country from your homeland, common threads among survivors globally, and so much more!!! Resources: Carmen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MANObeyondcancer [https://www.youtube.com/@MANObeyondcancer] Carmen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mano_beyondcancer/ [https://www.instagram.com/mano_beyondcancer/] Carmen's contact info: https://linktr.ee/CarmenMonge [https://linktr.ee/CarmenMonge] Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/ [https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/] My website: https://melissagrosboll.com [https://melissagrosboll.com/] Email me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

Raising Awareness for Living Organ Donation after His Kidney Transplant with Mark McIntosh

Today's guest is Mark McIntosh, founder of Victory Productions, a Denver-based non profit focused on lessening the impact of homelessness, education inequities and America's growing health issues concerning organ donation and wellness. Mark lives with Amyloidosis, whose treatment spared his life but destroyed his kidneys. Thanks to a kidney transplant to save his life, he now advocates and raises awareness for living organ donation. He is also the chair of the 2026 Denver Transplant Games, being held in June.  We talk about the importance of organ donation, kidney health disparities among people of color, his 10 year mission to bring Colorado back to the healthiest state in the country, the National Transplant Games being held in Denver this year, and so much more!! Resources: Mark's Website: https://seekvictory.com [https://seekvictory.com/] Mark's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcintosh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcintosh/] Mark's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/macanddoog/ [https://www.facebook.com/macanddoog/] Transplant Games of America: https://www.transplantgamesofamerica.org [https://www.transplantgamesofamerica.org/] National Kidney Registry: https://www.kidneyregistry.com/ [https://www.kidneyregistry.com/] Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/ [https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/] My website: https://melissagrosboll.com [https://melissagrosboll.com/] Email me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

Keep Going... Even on the Hard Days with Amanda Ferraro

Today's guest is Amanda R. Ferraro, two-time AML leukemia survivor, stem cell transplant recipient, and seven-time brain surgery survivor, who has turned her journey into a powerful mission of advocacy and awareness. Amanda shares the raw, real, and often unspoken realities of life during and after cancer through her website and work as a freelance blogger. She uses her story to inspire resilience, honesty, and hope in others navigating their own battles. We talk all about the mental and emotional toll of cancer and chronic disease, how every day is a new day, fighting to survive against the odds, and so much more!!  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Amanda's story exemplifies prioritizing your mental health. It's a must listen! Resources: Amanda's website: http://cancerisanasshole.com/ [http://cancerisanasshole.com/] Amanda's TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_rose_ferraro_through_pain_comes_optimism [https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_rose_ferraro_through_pain_comes_optimism] Some of Amanda's writings:  https://www.curetoday.com/contributors/amanda-ferraro [https://www.curetoday.com/contributors/amanda-ferraro] Research Journal of Oncology [https://www.primescholars.com/articles/oncologists-congress-2020-cancer-awareness-a-view-into-the-reality-of-cancer-amanda-r-ferraro-cancer-survivor-us-108337.html] https://www.inquirer.com/health/expert-opinions/how-to-help-cancer-patient-20191212.html [https://www.inquirer.com/health/expert-opinions/how-to-help-cancer-patient-20191212.html] Amanda's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cancerisanasshole [https://www.facebook.com/cancerisanasshole?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=TWWw18teY8p2iSNJ&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1DEN7PJArb%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr] Amanda's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandarferraro/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandarferraro/] Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/ [https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/] My website: https://melissagrosboll.com [https://melissagrosboll.com/] Email me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com