Help and Hope Happen Here
This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.
Episodes
458 episodes
Cedar Connell and his mom Kiki will talk about Cedar's diagnosis of B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was 15 years old in 2022 and will be completing his treatment this summer.
Cedar Connell was 15 years old when he found himself on his way to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago to begin his treatment for B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2022. Cedar and his mom Kiki will talk about the difficult treatment that ...
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Season 5
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Episode 459
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1:00:13
Jen and Will Fox will talk about their son Dalton who passed away from Ewings Sarcoma in 2021, a journey which began in the spring of 2017 and which was not properly diagnosed for 9 months.
Waiting for a proper cancer diagnosis for 9 months is something that should never happen, especially when the doctor says that the chances of cancer on a 1-10 scale were ZERO in his opinion. Unfortunately that is what happened to Jen and Will F...
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Season 5
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Episode 458
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1:08:36
Aly Arenholz will talk about her diagnosis of Stage 2 Thyroid Cancer when she was 15 years old and her Non-Profit KICK CANCER LIKE A GIRL BOSS which she started while she was in treatment
Aly Arenholz was a freshman in high school when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Thyroid Cancer when she was 15 years old in 2021. After undergoing a very difficult battle during much of it, Aly just graduated from high school and will be attendi...
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Season 5
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Episode 457
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42:59
Arianna Wilson will talk about her twin sister Alexandra who passed away from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when they were both 16 years old in 2002 and will discuss her role as Executive Director of the Foundation named for her beloved sister.
Alexandra Wilson passed away just 10 months after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March of 2002, from this Blood Cancer that normally has a very high cure rate. Her twin sister Arianna will talk about her sister and about h...
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Season 5
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Episode 456
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47:29
Jennifer Vertentes started her HERO PACKAGE FOUNDATION after being inspired by meeting 3 year old Emerson Lucier at Hasbro Children's Hospital where she was being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Jennifer Vertentes was a police officer in Providence Rhode Island when she decided to go to Hasbro Children's Hospital on Thanksgiving Day of 2018 to meet kids who had to spend their Thanksgiving being treated for different reasons, including ...
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Season 5
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Episode 454
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55:07
Jon and Jenn Wall will talk about their Non-Profit Zach's Bridge, which honors the memory of their son Zach who passed away from Osteosarcoma when he was 16 years old in 2021. Their non-profit focuses on a parent to parent mentoring program.
After their 16 year old son Zach passed away from Osteosarcoma in November of 2021, Jon and Jenn Wall wanted to start a non profit focused around some type of Peer Counseling. The found it as they established ZACHS BRIDGE which partners parents...
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Season 5
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Episode 453
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1:05:34
Maya Luria will talk about her daughter Kelsey who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in November of 2014 and passed away on April 18th of 2015, just 6 days after her 18th birthday.
Kelsey Lauria began to have massive headaches early in the fall of her senior year in high school in 2014 which led to her diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. In the later part of the winter in 2015, Kelsey experienced heart failure which led ...
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Season 5
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Episode 452
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50:11
10 year old Gabe Sorensen will talk about what he went through beginning in 2021 when he was diagnosed with a very rare form of Pediatric Brain Cancer at the age of 6, and how he is doing 4 years later.
Despite being diagnosed with a very rare form of Pediatric Brain cancer when he was 6 years old in 2021, Gabe Sorensen is living as good of a life as possible some 4 years later. Gabe was treated at St. Jude's and his goals for the future are e...
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Season 5
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Episode 450
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36:16
20 year old Livvy Bedard is trying to become a Visionary of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by raising money in honor of her great friend Caeleigh Brown who is a nursing student and well past her battle with Leukemia
Livvy Bedard and Caeleigh Brown met while on the Swimming Team in Middle School. Caeleigh was diagnosed with Leukemia while a member of this team in January of 2017, shortly after setting her personal best during a swimming meet. Caleigh is now...
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Season 5
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Episode 455
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45:34
Matt Meo will talk about his 140 mile run which took him 45 hours 56 minutes and 11 second complete to honor his son Landon and 105 other Pediatric Cancer Warriors in March of this year.
After Matt and Breanna's son 10 1/2 year old son Landon passed away from Medulloblastoma in December of 2022, Matt took up running as a way to cope with the grief from his beloved son's passing. In March of this year, Matt's running took him to...
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Season 5
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Episode 451
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1:26:24
Dr. Emma Jones will talk about her role as a Palliative Care Physician in the Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Community and her book which discusses the very difficult problem of BURNOUT in the Medical Profession
Dr. Emma Jones is a Best Selling author because of her book entitled THE PHOENIX BLUEPRINT: RISING STRONGER FROM THE BLAZE OF HEALTHCARE which details the real problem of BURNOUT in the Medical Community. Emma has been a victim of burnout twice...
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Season 5
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Episode 449
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1:11:13
Dr.Allie Neenan is the Founder and Director of the very comprehensive Resource Library called CANCER CUSHION and will talk about the many specific facets of the Pediatric Cancer Experience
Dr. Allie Neenan became very interested in Pediatric Cancer while a student at the University of Texas in Dallas and after getting her degree, she received her Masters and Doctorate at Eastern Michigan University, Allie is now a Doctor wh...
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Season 5
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Episode 448
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56:38
Brandon Cary will talk about his role as the President of the Idaho Pediatric Cancer Coalition which is the leading Pediatric Cancer Non-Profit in Southern Idaho
When Brandon Cary decided to join the Idaho Pediatric Cancer Coalition as its Secretary he did not envision becoming the President of this non-profit. Since he did however, this Coalition has become the leading Pediatric Cancer non-profit in th...
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Season 5
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Episode 447
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56:03
Colleen Mocey will talk about her son Connor who was incorrectly diagnosed with Acute Myelod Leukemia when he was 2 1/2 years old in November of 2022 and then 10 months later was correctly diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma.
Imagine the shock and horror of having a child be diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, going through treatment for that for 8 months,, relapsing 2 months later, and then being told that the first diagnosis was wrong, and that the child actual...
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Season 5
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Episode 446
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48:28
Danielle Phillips will talk about her daughter Angelina who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma when she was 3 1/2 years old in 2013 and passed away from this very difficult form of Pediatric Cancer in February of 2020.
When 3 1/2 year old Angelina Phillips was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2013, one oncologist actually thought that her diagnosis was so bad that her mom Danielle should consider not even giving her treatment, Angelina did receive trea...
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Season 5
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Episode 445
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1:25:24
Katie Histing would have been 24 years old today, May 1st and her friends Leanna Headley and Brigette Cole, along with Katies's mom Lynn will recall her amazing life that was cut far too short by Ewings Sarcoma
Katie Histing was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma when she was a 17 year old High School Senior in 2018. Katie fought her disease like a true Champion, made countless friends along the way and will always be known as a Pediatric Cancer Icon. Kati...
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Season 5
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Episode 444
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1:09:21
Gavin and Wendy Lindberg will talk about their son Evan who was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma when he was 3 years old in 2006 and passed away after his very difficult treatment in October of 2010.
Gavin and Wendy Lindberg's son Evan was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma in 2006 when he was 3 years old. His diagnosis came on very quickly and his cancer spread very quickly. As I said on our podcast, anyone would need a strong ...
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Season 5
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Episode 442
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1:21:35
Eileen and Conrad Haubrich will talk about their son Brett who was diagnosed with a Grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma Brain Tumor when he was 11 years old and passed away when he was 14 and a freshman in High School
After he had a series of debilitating headaches, 11 year old Brett Haubrich was diagnosed with a Grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma Brain Tumor in May of 2014. Despite always having his thumbs up during his treatment which portrayed his attitude ab...
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Season 5
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Episode 443
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1:00:45
Amy McHugh will talk about her daughter Emily who was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma before her 4th birthday in 2009 and now is a Sophomore in college.
Emily McHugh went through a very difficult treatment protocol after being diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma in 2009 before she turned 4 years old. Originally Emily was thought to have had Leukemia. Emily also has had to deal with m...
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Season 5
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Episode 441
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1:04:33
Ethan Pompeo will talk about his inflammatory disease known as PANDAS which hit him suddenly when he was 13 years old and not diagnosed for 10 years , and will then discuss the last 10 years which have been full of good health and success.
Ethan Pompeo was 13 years old when he began to experience tics, sudden movements , and deep anxiety which was caused by PANDAS, an inflammatory disease which affects 1 in 200 people and is very difficult to diagnose. At the age of 23 Ethan was ...
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Season 5
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Episode 439
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54:55
Alison Hicks will talk about her daughter Chelsea who was diagnosed with the Kidney Cancer Wilms Tumor when she was 3 years old in April of 2007, and passed away without ever really getting a break from her treatment in February of 2009 when she was 5
While rubbing her 3 year old daughter Chelsea's belly, Alison Hicks felt a lump which was shortly diagnosed as a Stage 4 Wilms Tumor. Chelsea fought this Pediatric Kidney Cancer for nearly 2 years before passing away after a treatment pro...
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Season 5
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Episode 438
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56:19
Lorie Chartier will talk about her now 18 year old daughter Gracie who was diagnosed with Very High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2016 and has had many struggles to deal with over the years
The normal protocol for a diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is around 2 years of treatment but Lorie Chartiers daughter Gracie, who was diagnosed with this form of Pediatric Blood cancer when she was turning 10 years old in 2016, did no...
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Season 5
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Episode 437
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1:02:16
Dr. John Van Doorninck will talk about the Charity WORLD CHILD CANCER which focuses on the needs of Pediatric Cancer Patients and their Families who live in low income and middle income countries.
Dr. John Van Doorninck is a Pediatric Cancer Hematologist and Oncologist in Denver Colorado. He is also an active member and strong supporter of World Child Cancer, an International Organization whose main focus is to help lower income and midd...
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Season 5
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Episode 436
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1:27:45
Erin Booth will talk about her son Landon who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2021, has been in remission since 2023, but struggles with many side effects from his pediatric cancer battle.
Erin Booth's son Landon was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was 5 1/2 years old in March of 2021. From that time until he was in remission beginning in 2023, Landon had gone through his treatment well enough, but then after ...
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Season 5
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Episode 435
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50:48
Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree Will talk about her daughter Cecilia who is living a good life after an early cancer battle and Laura's recently published book entitled The Parents Cancer Handbook.
Laura DeKraker Lang- Ree knew nothing about Pediatric Cancer when her then 3 year old daughter Cecilia was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 1999. Since that time, Cecilia has recovered and gone on to lead a very successful and pro...
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Season 5
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Episode 434
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1:01:08