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In this episode Erlinda Cu reads her story of being diagnosed with lung cancer and given only a few months to live. Erlinda went on to be one of the first patients to receive an experimental treatment that has helped her live not only a few months more but in fact more than a decade more of life. Erlinda writes about her journey through cancer care and the faith that has helped her through it all.

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In this episode, Ricki Fairley reads Alyson Tischler’s story at the previously aired book reading, Spirituality through our Struggle. Alyson was a bright light full of joy no matter what was thrown at her. Alyson wrote of her Jewish faith, her family, and her strong commitment to advocate for other patients.

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In this episode, you will hear how Jayanti Mukherjee navigated the rollercoaster ride of diagnoses and treatments that she underwent. With love and gratitude for her physicians and family, Jayanti shares how she became an advocate for herself through her cancer journey and now in remission she hopes to advocate for others.

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In this episode, Jayanti Mukherjee reads her story of being diagnosed with terminal cancer only to find out about a year later that what was thought to be cancer spreading throughout her body was in fact something else entirely, something treatable and benign. Jayanti describes the strength and hope that her Hindu faith gave her throughout the rollercoaster of treatments and healing.

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In this episode you will hear from Jay Curran as he describes his life living with stage IV laryngeal cancer and Waldenstroms disease. Jay has severe neuropathy which cannot be treated and causes intense pain especially in his hands and feet. Patients with neuropathy describe how painful it is even to have a bed sheet brush over your feet at night. Yet despite his intense pain, Jay attends daily mass at his local Roman Catholic Church and he walks up 11 miles a day in his backyard. When he first started walking, he could only take a few steps in his living room yet even with setbacks Jay has been able to complete over 500 miles of walking the virtual El Camino. Jay’s faith and perseverance are truly inspirational.

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In this episode Jay Curran reads his story of suddenly being diagnosed with stage IV laryngeal cancer. Jay served as an aviator in the Coast Guard and worked as an engineer most of his life. Jay speaks about how cancer changed his perspective in life, how it helped him see what matters most in life, and how it taught him to let go of control and put his trust in God. Jay is a devout Roman Catholic who has found strength in God, prayer, and daily mass.

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In this episode you will hear from Hope Pelkey as she describes all that she has been through and how she had the resilience to make it through with faith, trust, and generosity. Hope learned to put her trust in God at a young age and then when she was faced with cancer, she was able to put her trust in God and her treatment team at Smilow. Throughout her life and her cancer journey, Hope again and again found ways to help others. In this interview she describes how faith, trust, and helping others in turn helped her.

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In this episode Hope Pelkey reads her story about how God guided her through the foster system, homelessness, and cancer. Hope’s story is a story of triumph and resilience.

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In this episode you will hear from Ellen Silver as she describes difficult messages she received as a child and how she overcame these messages as a young adult. Ellen also describes the details of the five cancers she has and how she has discovered more of who she is throughout her treatments. Ellen speaks of the past few years of her cancer journey as some of the best years of her life.

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In this episode, Ellen Silver reads her story of being diagnosed with five cancers over the course of 25 years. She describes her ability to overcome the challenges she faced in her childhood and the faith that has helped her through all her cancer treatments.