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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Episode 05 - Michelle Gamble (AML) - Part One

Today, through the podcast, you will meet Michelle Gamble and her incredible family who walked together through a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Michelle shares with us the step by step process they experienced to try and find answers for their daughter's (Abby) health concerns.

 

Abby's health concerns began in 2013 and they worked hard to find the answers. Their answers came in 2014 when they heard the words Acute Myeloid Leukemia for the first time.

 

Today, you'll hear an emotional story of diagnosis, challenges, faith, strength, and survival. You'll hear how a diagnosis from seven years ago is still very real and raw and full of blessings.

 

Thank you Gamble Family for sharing your Childhood Cancer Awareness Story!!

 

#AcuteMyeloidLeukemia #AML #AplasticAnemia #BellsPalsy #StevensJohnsonSyndrome #10thFloor #PediatricICU #JimmyEverestCenter #JEC #ChildhoodCancerAwareness #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #GoGold #Relapse

 

 

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Episode 04 - Neil Lloyd (ALL) - Part Two

We continue our Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month podcast series, and You will not want to miss part two of Neil's family story and experience with his son's diagnosis of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, at just three years old.

 

Today you'll learn how Neil and Conner got involved with the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and how Conner and Neil continue their fight against Childhood Cancer and what the lifelong process of being a cancer survivor looks like.

 

If you missed part one of Neil's family story, here is the link:  https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-xnufy-10d4b15

 

#ChilhoodCancerAwareness #ChildhoodCancer #ALL #Leukemia #ERVisits #BeTheMatch #BloodDoner #Chemo #HellWeek #Steroirds #RingTheBell #EmergencyFlightFunds #MeicalBills #Supports #EndOfTreatmentParty #LeukemiaLymphomaSociety #BoyOfTheYear #ChildLife #SiblingEngagement #JEC #JimmyEverestCenter #3YearOldWithCancer #TakeCareOfYourself #Therapy

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Episode 03 - Neil Lloyd (ALL) - Part One

We are excited to introduce Neil Lloyd and his precious family!  Today, Neil shares with us how he was thrown into a world he knew nothing about, Childhood Cancer!!  

 

Neil shares about his son, Conner, and their journey with him through and with the diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, at just three years old. Neil speaks to the impact it had on his family, the need for supports, and how he started giving back to the Childhood Cancer Community in unique ways.

 

Thankful for families like the Lloyds who share their stories to help bring awareness, conversation, education and supports for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!  

 

#ChilhoodCancerAwareness #ChildhoodCancer #AcuteLymphoblasticLeukemia #ALL #Leukemia #Port #794DaysOfTreatment #58RoundsOfChemo #ChildLife #SiblingEngagement #JEC #JimmyEverestCenter #3YearOldWithCancer #TakeCareOfYourself #Therapy #HairLoss 

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Episode 2 - Jared and Tammy Cox (Wilms Tumor)

Meet Jared and Tammy Cox.  They are the parents to three amazing boys and today you will hear why Childhood Cancer Awareness Month has such a special place in their hearts!

 

Jared and Tammy sat down and shared their family's journey through diagnosis, supports, resources, and perspective.  Their desire to bring conversation and awareness to the hard topic of Childhood Cancer is a mission they hold close to their heart and truly have a desire to help others find a network of support and resources, as they walk a new or difficult path.

 

Jared and Tammy help facilitate a group called, Cultivating Connections, which brings together those who might want or need tips, ideas, or information from a parent/family perspective. 

 

As you listen in today, you will hear not only their story, but also their strength and heart!  You will hear their overwhelming gratefulness to those who loved them well and supported them in unique ways as they walked a hard and unknown path.

 

 

#WilmsTumor #Nephroblastoma #CultivatingConnections #PediatricOncologySupportGroup #JEC #JimmyEverestCenter #CavettKids #CavettKidsFoundation #RingTheBell #KClubKindness #TogetherWeLighthouse

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Episode 1 - Dr. Pokala

Today we kick off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by welcoming Dr. Pokala to the podcast.

 

You will walk away from this podcast with a better understanding of pediatric cancer and hear how Dr. Pokala personally serves families in Oklahoma with children who are experiencing pediatric cancer!!

 

Thankful for Dr. Pokala and so many other physicians and team members who serve families who are walking a difficult path of pediatric oncology.

A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 16

Our fourth and final released tied to the same conversation we recorded on August 27th.

A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 15

Welcome to the third episode tied to the conversation we recorded with Sam and Lauren on August 27th.  If you have not heard the previous conversations tied to this recording date, I hope you will look back and download the previous episodes.

 

At one point in the conversation with Sam and Lauren, I asked if they might share how they handle or process conversation which comes out wrong from people who love and care about them deeply.

 

So many of us don't have the words or know what to say, so I asked them to help know better, so we can do better.

 

 

A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 14

Welcome to the second episode which is a continuation of the conversation with we with Sam and Lauren on August 27th.

 

If you missed the first piece of the conversation please go back and download the episode just prior to this one (A Cooper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 13).

A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 13 - Transition from What If? to What Now?

Welcome to the the first podcast with Sam and Lauren since Evan passed away.  Sam and Lauren are the face and voice behind A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts and how incredibly honored we are that they share Evan and their journey with us, even in their grief.

 

Our conversation was heartfelt and emotional.  Lauren and Sam wished to bring the raw and real to their community who love them.  They wished to bring the hard conversation of grief to the table. And, they wished to help others who know and feel this type of heartache, to know they are not alone.  

 

They accomplish these goals beautifully in this conversation.

 

Please know we have broken the conversation into four shorter episodes, but have released them all in the same day, if you would like to listen to the entire conversation without delay.

 

#Menkes #EvansArmy #EvanKlingenberg 

A Copper Penny For Your Thoughts: Episode 07 - Private Duty Nursing

Several weeks prior to Evan's passing away, Lauren had sat down with us to discuss something near and dear to her heart, Evan's Private Duty Nursing.  She shares how the nurses are extensions of their family and how they allow her to wear a mom-hat for Evan when they are there, and not just his care takers. 

 

Our conversation about private duty nursing expanded into the subtopic of TEFRA and Lauren does a beautiful job explaining how TEFRA impacted their life and helps them in so many ways!

 

#TEFRA #SelfCare #HomeHealth #PrivateDutyNursing #Menkes #EvansArmy