Dr. Tom Rogers and Greg DePriest discuss the role of prayer and spirituality in healthcare.
Spirituality as a coping mechanism and finding a new path in cancer journey
We will all likely be touched by cancer in one form or another – it’s a scary reality. Dr. Sharlene Gill, a Vancouver-based cancer specialist, researcher, and Professor of Medicine, shares inspiring learnings from her 20 years of experience looking after people with cancer – bearing witness to the universal fear associated with a diagnosis of cancer, as well as acts of remarkable courage and major scientific advancements in the treatment of cancer. By approaching cancer with a perspective grounded in awareness, empowerment and action, Dr. Gill believes we can not only reframe our narrative of cancer to one of hope and control, but also ultimately improve our outcomes with cancer.
Monica Pearson is an anchor on WSB-TV in Atlanta Georgia. She has received many awards, including numerous Emmy Awards. She has been a reporter, activist, and active member of the Atlanta community for many years. She is also a breast cancer survivor. In this interview Monica shares with us her experiences with breast cancer.
Elin Kjos is a sport’s trainer who was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer two years ago. She was given less than a year to live and has yet defeated all odds. Everyday, she shares her journey with her hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. Today, she will talk about how her cancer diagnosis changed her perspective on life. Through this story telling, we hope you will be inspired to start living your life in a more meaningful way. Elin is a former elite swimmer, an entrepreneur in physical training & health and a life inspirer with the motto “Life is here and now”. Since two years ago, she lives with the diagnosis of an incurable lung cancer and wants to inspire others to dare others to live life to its fullest everyday - regardless of diagnoses or challenges in life.
Karen Neely is a survivor of breast cancer and the founder of the Triple Pink Foundation. She is committed to raising awareness about triple negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer is missing three of the molecular markers that pathologists use to categorize breast cancers (HER2, ER and PR). In this interview Karen talks with us about her experience with breast cancer and her involvement in raising awareness about triple negative breast cancer.
Fear of mortality, spiritual distress, and integrative modalities in the journey of cancer survivorship.
This video is part of the Wellness Guide for Cancer Survivors, a new publication from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It is for adults who have been diagnosed and treated for any type of cancer. It includes information on how cancer survivors can improve their wellness and quality of life in six areas of wellness: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, thinking (cognitive) and work.
Calgary artist Drea Parker shares her story of being a cancer survivor — how, almost 20 years ago, she dealt with a sobering diagnosis and the likelihood the disease would claim her fingers and then her life.