Justin Birckbichler was a 4th-grade school teacher and just 25 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. When it came to finding resources or information from a patient’s perspective, Justin didn’t find what he was looking for. So he decided to become a source himself and started his blog, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor. He …
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054: Carrie Theiss & Chris Chavez: Paying it Forward from Lessons Learned from Grieving the Loss of Their 8-Year-Old Son
Husband and wife Carrie Theiss and Chris Chavez got the worst news in 2014—their eldest child, Eli, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Very sadly, Eli passed away less than two years later from cancer when he was just 8 years old. When Eli was sick, Carrie and Chris say they got assistance not just …
046: Elizabeth Lewis: From Being Unexpectedly Widowed to Founding the Largest Singles Dating Group in Her City
Elizabeth Lewis is a dating and relationship coach. She’s the founder of Singles Meet Singles, the largest singles group in Louisville, Kentucky, and she’s the founder of Love and Laughter Life Coaching. Elizabeth also wrote the book, First Date Next Mate: Perspectives in Dating the “Next” Time Around. She talks about her journey of becoming …
042: Lisa Nicks-Balthasar: Overcoming the Loss of her Husband to Helping Others Believe in Love Again
After losing her high-school sweetheart and husband of 27 years to brain cancer at the age of 42, Lisa Nicks-Balthasar shares her journey of overcoming loss, grief and the power of love. A part of her process of overcoming pain was to write her memoir, Believe!. Today, Lisa is a writer, speaker, and co-founder of …
009: Johnathon E Stone: Finding the Good
Today’s interview is with Johnathon E Stone, a 31-year-old Navy Chief Petty Officer and father of four. Johnny shares his story of losing his wife to cancer, but before passing away, Sarah made Johnny promise to continue their pledge to each other to Find the Good in every day and not only instill that motto …
007: Deanna Won: “Doctors Told Me I had Four Weeks to Live”
Deanna Won, a former Air Force Colonel and physicist, was at the height of her career when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was admitted into hospice, and told by doctors she had just 4 weeks to live. Against all odds, she miraculously survived through an integrative medical and holistic approach—all without chemotherapy or …
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