Joni Aldrich SOS: Supporter of Survival

Guest: Robert Berman, www.Cancer4Pres.org. Robert is Pres. and CEO of ITUS Corp., subsidiary to Anixa Diagnostics Corp. who is developing a blood test for early detection of cancers. Cancer is the big Elephant and Donkey in the room that none of the candidates are talking about. Cancer4Pres.org is a grassroots effort to add the cancer conversation to political candidates--why aren't they talking about it already? Co-host: Dr. Peter Hofland, editor and publisher of ADC Review, Journal of Antibody-drug Conjugates. Joni Aldrich, author of Advocacy Heals U, www.motivationalpress.com/Advocacy-Heals-U/

Guest Bob Harrison, author of Because of Annie, Unlocking the Mystery of Life After Death. From his eyes as a loving caregiver, you'll feel the trauma, pain, and hear the laughter through the loving viewpoint of a fight through cancer (multiple myeloma). Although Annie did not survive, Bob's hope is that someone will learn from his experience and not have to relive this story. Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org Host Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com Advocacy Heals U the book at www.motivationalpress.com/Advocacy-Heals-U/

Aimee Suyko: "I’ve spoken to tons of women who are living the after-life of cancer and everyone handles it differently, but all of us agree that it’s a new sisterhood that unless you’ve walked this path, you truly will never understand the physical, mental and spiritual differences that will live with you forever. This is why I’ve been called to create this community and to work with women who are facing, battling or recovering from breast cancer. We will live with scars, we will live with side effects from medications, we will live with the thoughts of will it come back again. Yet every day we will get up, and live the lives we were meant to live." Loving your body after breast cancer by Aimee Suyko! Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org; Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Breast Microseed from Concure Oncology, is an exciting, precision radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer patients post lumpectomy. It is a one time, one-hour outpatient procedure using low dose radioactive microseeds implanted in and around the surgical cavity to prevent local recurrence of the cancer, preventing the inconvenience and collateral damage of conventional radiation for breast cancer. Ask your oncologist about www.breastmicroseed.com Guests: Sandra Rorem, CEO Concure Oncology; Dr. Juanita Crook, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Univ. of British Columbia. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Dr. Toni Luisa Rivera’s fascination with the body, mind, emotion, spirit connection has grown through her career that started in Puerto Rico, where she learned that complete healing comes through the ability to access body wisdom. Instead of being stuck in the injury, what her book, The Propelled Heart, focuses on is what life is trying to teach us through the experiences (the Event), relationships and circumstances of our lives. Co-host Chris Jerry. Host Joni Aldrich. www.motivationalpress.com/Advocacy-Heals-U/

Chris and I helped Marc Clark realize that he is very much an advocate. He's author of award-winning children’s books (www.thefableskingdom.com) including The Royal Fables: Stories From the Princes & Princesses Of The Texas Children’s Hospital. The Princess & The Parakeet is a new story in memory of Brooke Hester, and donations go to her foundation: Brooke’s Blossoming Hope for Childhood Cancer Foundation. Co-host Chris Jerry. Host Joni Aldrich. www.motivationalpress.com/Advocacy-Heals-U/

The 2016 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit brought together creative minds from around the world with one goal in mind...ZERO Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation is breaking down the silos between hospitals, medical technology companies, doctors, engineers, and families of patients who have died needlessly. Guest: Joe Kiani runs one of the world's most admired medical technology companies, is an inventor of world-changing noninvasive patient monitoring devices, and a trusted voice for patient safety and care. Co-Host: Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

"The time is now to begin the next phase of the breast cancer treatment, where all people living with breast cancer -- the early, the advanced and the metastatic -- feel equally embraced." The Story Half Told initiative hopes to promote understanding of metastatic breast cancer, dispel misperceptions, combat stigma and expand awareness to include late stage breast cancer. Julia Perkins Smith M.D. is a Senior Medical Director for Pfizer Oncology and US Lead for Breast Cancer. Carol Miele, grandmother and retired nurse, is one of five women who share their courage through photos and stories. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Have you ever had a brain stall where you just couldn't think of a name or word, and then remember it the next day when you weren't putting pressure on your brain? High-resolution, relational, resonance-based electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM®) is a computer-guided technology that can be described as a highly precise, sound-based, “brain mirror.” Use of this mirror is intended to support a deeply relaxed or meditative state of a unique kind that is proven to help those with PTSD! From this relaxed state, typically accompanied by improved sleep, the brain tends to optimize its activity patterns. HIRREM is commonly associated with improvements in multiple domains, for example in mental and physical health, learning, and reaction time. Guest: Lee Gerdes, CEO of Brain State Technologies. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Feeling sluggish? Not up to par? Thyroid could be the culprit, but standard tests may not detect it---hear what a leading expert has to say! Guest: Dr. Gil Kajiki, Founder of Worldwide Treatment Center The Valley Thyroid Institute. If you don't feel good but your doctor says there's nothing wrong...maybe he/she is not testing adequately, because they don't any other treatments except medication, radiation or surgery. Dr. Kajiki's non-drug treatment for hypothyroidism, low thyroid and Hashimoto's disease has amazing results...after the right diagnosis. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Imagine if we could reverse the damage to spinal cord injuries (SCI)? In the U.S., 12,500 SCI's occur each year, and between 240,000 and 337,000 people are currently living with an SCI. Guest: Ira S. Pastor, CEO of Bioquark, Inc. (http://www.bioquark.com), a forward-thinking company focused on complex regeneration and disease reversion, has teamed up with Revita Life Sciences, (http://revitalife.co.in) to restore function in SCI. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Guest: International breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Kathleen Ruddy, discusses research on the human breast cancer virus and preventive vaccines. Of Mice and Women: Unraveling the Mystery of the Breast Cancer Virus discusses the history of cancer virus research, and why it's important today. For example, research from 1936 on John Bittner’s “milk factor” supported a link to a virus in mother’s breast milk that could cause breast cancer. Basically ignored, breast cancer still kills one woman every minute. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com, author of Pulitzer Prize nominated Advocacy Heals U; 15 Keys to Fast Track Results and Emotional Fulfillment.

Rene Steelman is an advocate, author, radio show host, and long-term caregiver. 30 years ago, Rene's 6th child was born with Cerebral Palsy. T.J. is in a wheelchair and must be tube fed. Out of this experience she is writing a book, and she and her husband are starting a foundation to give away wheelchair accessible vans to families in need. Her blog is http://www.heavenandnot.com. She talks about how her faith has kept her strong all of these years to be the kind of parent T.J. needs, as well as her children and grandchildren. The title of her upcoming book is Heaven Sent and Bent. Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

Guest: Holley Kelley, M.S., C.P.G. Author of Sunrises and Sunsets, Final Affairs Forged with Flair, Finesse, and FUNctionality! Planning for the end, while inspiring a new beginning! Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com. New book available now: Advocacy Heals U; 15 Keys to Fast Track Results and Emotional Fulfillment!

You have cancer. It evokes terror, fear and confusion and frequently reduces the patient to a child in the doctor-patient relationship. What's more, with the sick care system sometimes being as hostile and confusing as it is, patients need as many instruments as possible to navigate the turbulent waters. You have time. Get a second opinion. Arm yourself with information. Play offense, not defense. Guest: Dr. Arlen Meyers Guest Host: Chris Jerry (www.emilyjerryfoundation.org)

Guest John Leifer spent more than 30 years within healthcare delivery in the United States, including some of the nation’s leading hospitals. Most recently, he served as a senior vice president for a 10-hospital system in the Midwest. His books are a must-read: The Myths of Modern Medicine; The Alarming Truth About American Health Care, and After You Hear It's Cancer. Host: Joni Aldrich (www.jonialdrich.com)

Michael’s Mission is committed to funding research for supportive care, patient-reported outcomes and surgical quality that will substantively impact the quality of life and treatment options of colorectal cancer patients. We seek out projects with a particular focus on young adult populations. Guest: Martha Raymond Co-Host: Chris Jerry (www.emilyjerryfoundation.org) Host: Joni Aldrich (www.jonialdrich.com)

When authors and survivors call their cancer a blessing, that viewpoint can get mixed emotions. Some feel that nothing about cancer is good...others feel that a cancer diagnosis gives them are clearer viewpoint on the value of life. Guest: Jerry Wilson is a survivor of both Stage 4 Lymphoma and prostate cancer. His objective is to help families deal and cope with this dreaded disease. It also chronicles his many real life experiences going through chemo and Proton Therapy. Host: Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com

To lose one teenager to cancer in a family is very rare. The Mackey family have lost two of their three teenagers to two different, unrelated types of Leukemia. That's inconceivable. The Claire E. & Patrick G. Mackey Children’s Cancer Foundation was founded by the family and friends of Claire and Patrick Mackey, who died within thirty months of each other. Guest: Joseph Mackey. Co-Host: Chris Jerry (www.emilyjerryfoundation.org) Host: Joni Aldrich (www.jonialdrich.com) The Mackey Family’s story is one of hope, love, but most importantly, strength and courage.

A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be shocking for both the patient and their family. The team at Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Vidant Health, at East Carolina University Medical Center supports eastern North Carolina patients. Emmanuel E. Zervos, MD, surgical oncologist, and Prashanti M. Atluri, MD, oncologist, and their team facilitate healthy patient care on every level. Host Joni Aldrich, www.jonialdrich.com.

Donna L. Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN Dir. of the Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Assoc. Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Dr. Berry leads several studies to improve the human experience after a cancer diagnosis, ranging from making treatment decisions to managing cancer symptoms and side effects. The Electronic Self Report Assessment-Cancer (ESRA-C) increases patient-provider discussions of symptom and quality of life issues plus decrease symptom distress. Listen to Joni live M-T at 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com (www.jonialdrich.com).

Tamarin Lindenberg is a BRCA1 positive ovarian cancer survivor, who had a prophylactic mastectomy with implant reconstruction. Finding that resources for women who sought post cancer restoration were woefully short of solutions beyond breast reconstruction, she created CALIEB to connect practitioners, research and patients. Dr. Kenneth B. Hughes has authored numerous papers and textbook chapters on cosmetic surgery. Through Calieb, Tamarin and Dr. Hughes are linking practitioners, researchers, women and their partners in one of life’s greatest challenges. Listen to Joni live M-T 2:00 p.m. ET on www.W4CS.com (www.jonialdrich.com).

Steven Harper is a retired attorney, who has an award winning blog (The Belly of the Beast) about the legal profession. Since his diagnosis in early 2015, he has extensively used his blog to post about patient empowerment, his experience with the disease, and how to be proactive as a patient. Pancreatic NETs may not cause signs or symptoms, so they are difficult to diagnose. Because of his experience as an attorney, he could tell when the doctors were making up answers. Listen to Joni Live on www.W4CS.com M-T 2:00 p.m. ET www.jonialdrich.com.

Guest Richard J. Lang, author of Patient Confidential: Tips and Advice to Keep You Safe As You Navigate the Healthcare System, a book to teach readers to be active players in their healthcare and to get the most out of the healthcare system with the least amount of risk. It prepares readers for medical office visits, surgeries, rehabilitation, insurance and more. Co-host Chris Jerry www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

CALIEB® was founded by Tamarin Lindenberg to educate practitioners and patients in an effort to raise the standard in women’s healthcare after cancer. An ovarian cancer and breast reconstruction survivor, Tamarin holds a unique view and perspective on reproductive cancers, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic interventions. Dr. Ken Hughes became an expert in cosmetic surgery including facial cosmetic surgery, breast augmentation and reconstruction, after his own life-changing event. Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Guests Beth Anne Baber, The Nicholas Conor Institute, and William “Bill” Hayden, Advisory Board. Why is only 4% of NCI cancer research dollars going for childhood cancer research when cancer is the #1 disease killer of our children? Why are children in treatment getting adult cancer drugs? If your child needed cough medicine, would you give them 1/2 the adult dose regardless of weight and age? Please support #MoreThan4 Campaign – Raise awareness of low level of funding earmarked for Childhood Cancer research. http://4sqclobberscancer.com/ Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

We all know Toula Wooten through Toula's Tips for Caregivers, a weekly radio program that helps caregivers cope with day-to-day challenges. In this interview, however, Toula talks about the traumatic life-experiences that changed her forever...including the loss of her husband and son both to suicide. If you love Toula now, you'll love her even more as a beacon of inspiration! Co-host: Chris Jerry (www.emilyjerryfoundation.org) Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Jeanine Joy, Founder of Happiness 1st Institute, Co-Founder of Achieve Affinity, and Member of the Board of Directors of AWES International. Her research includes understanding what creates resilience, good physical, mental, and emotional health, and strong relationships yielded answers. Author of True Prevention—Optimum Health: Remember Galileo, and Prevent Suicide: The Smart Way. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Debbie Zelman was 40, mother of three, married to a physician, and managing her own law firm, when she was diagnosed with stage IV inoperable and incurable stomach cancer. Her chances of being alive in 5 years were

As my co-host and co-author for Advocacy Heals U, and through his dedicated work with the Emily Jerry Foundation to prevent preventable medical errors, people don't often focus on the fact that Chris Jerry is a father who lost his little girl, Emily, during her cancer treatment. Hear the rest of the story--about being the father of a 2-yr.-old with cancer. Guest: Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Diana Hardeman had a stroke after a day spent surfing with her boyfriend and father at 30-years-old. Diana was lucky because she got treatment early enough to prevent long-term physical damage. The eventual cause was damage to her carotid artery. Diana's non-profit, The New Face of Stroke, focuses on stroke awareness and prevention for young women. Co-host Chris Jerry (www.emilyjerryfoundation.org). Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com.

Guest: Dr. Bernard Kwabi-Addo, Assoc. Professor of Biochemistry, cancer biologist at Howard University in Washington D.C., author of Cancer Causes and Controversies: Understanding Risk Reduction and Prevention...discusses understanding the genetic and epigenetic changes that contribute to prostate cancer progression and disease disparity particularly among African-American men. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Catching up on the latest research and advances in Multiple Myeloma, the cancer that took my husband's life. It isn't often that I get to do that firsthand with one of amazing oncologists that was part of the effort to save Gordon's life, especially one that now practices in my home state of North Carolina. Multiple Myeloma is a difficult cancer to treat, so specialists such as Dr. Saad Z. Usmani, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, N.C., are very important to survival of patients. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Let's face it...we are a sedentary society with frightening food ingredients, such as rubber in bread from fast food franchises. General health issues--food chemicals, poor eating habits, and lack of physical activity--have now been targeted as one of the leading causes of cancer and other diseases. Fast food is too convenient. We work hard at a desk, go home mentally exhausted, eat late after dealing with traffic, and then we just cannot think about exercise. Guest: Becky Cortez, Fitness for Health, gives us tips to help us get healthier. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Discussing cancer value from three continents, Dr. Lowell Schnipper (representing ASCO) in the U.S., Dr. Ahmed Elzawawy, ICEDOC, Int. Campaign for Establishment and Development of Oncology Centres, Professor of Medicine Dr. David Kerr, CMO Oxford Cancer Solutions in the UK. Does high cost cancer care give cancer patients the best chance of survival? We tend to equate expense with effectiveness. The numbers don't support that. Some of the most expensive and commonly prescribed medical tests and treatments are not evidence-based and offer very little proven value to the patient. This is a global issue that needs to be addressed as more and more people are being diagnosed with cancer, and surviving the disease. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

It seems bizarre that breast cancer could still be considered a curse anywhere in the world. In some areas of Africa, women with breast cancer are ostracized. One Quiet Voice Above the Silence is a play produced by Courage to Dare Foundation to emphasize the struggles these women go through for even a chance of survival. Guests Juliet Aguwa, founder of the Courage to Dare Foundation (www.couragetodare.org) and Melissa Determined, actress in the play, join us to discuss this amazing message. Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Proof-positive that you can survive lung cancer long-term, and you can be diagnosed at a young age (which is happening more often), Pam Crist was diagnosed in 1983 with adenocarcinoma. Her prognosis was 5%-15% chance of survival 5 yrs. She was only 36-yrs.-old, and determined to beat the odds! When you consider the lack of effective treatments three decades ago, Pam's decision to focus on changing her health habits (even though they were not that bad to begin with!) had to be a contributing factor in her survival. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

A philosophical and heartfelt interview on caring for elderly parents with two (well, three incl. me) incredible caregiving daughters, Andrea Hurley and Judy Fox, creator of the blogspot/Website full of moving essays, When the Table Turns. During this interview, you will feel emotion, learn perspectives that you perhaps didn't have before, and definitely come away knowing the full blessing of caregiving. Their caregiver's circle is a monthly conference call for seasoned or novice caregivers, people interested in aging, people interested in writing, or people who want to carve a new path of elder care. It is more about not knowing than knowing. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Erica Tucci's very full life came to a screeching halt when she had a stroke (because of a hole in her heart) that she's still recovering from. She uses her story as an inspiration for others facing life challenges, as well as help women find their "yin radiance" through their authentic voice and their own healing so that they may help to heal others. She wrote Radiant Survivor: How to Shine and Thrive through Recovery from Stroke, Cancer, Abuse, Addiction and Other Life-Altering Experiences. Co-host Chris Jerry, www.emilyjerryfoundation.org. Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

Dr. Erin Dunbar, Piedmont Physicians Neuro-Oncology, Atlanta, Ga., discusses an exciting new treatment option for brain cancer (it may be used for other cancers in the future). Optune is a noninvasive regional therapy that targets dividing cancer cells in the brain and generally doesn't harm healthy cells. Alternating “wave-like” electric fields called Tumor Treating Fields travel across the upper part of the brain to help slow or stop recurrent glioblastoma cancer cells from dividing (www.novocure.com). Listen live M-T 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

If you've been diagnosed, Cancer Help Hub (www.cancerhelphub.com) offers: Practical information, stories, and tips; new perspectives, ways of thinking, and approaches to healing; inspiration and hope; sharing your thoughts and feelings; and products and services. Barbara Cunnings-Versaevel says, "Drop what isn’t needed, explore new ways to be and be excited to experience what may come your way on the path to healing. To live a full rich life, no matter your circumstance, is a choice we all make – or not." Barbara discusses her Website, Blog, and upcoming book! Listen live M-F 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com

I compare hearing the words "you have cancer" to getting hit by a truck going 100 mph. You are suddenly deaf, dumb and blind. Whether it's you or someone else, at least once in your life someone will say to you, "I have cancer", and when these three words are spoken, you may struggle with a response. Every year fourteen million people worldwide learn they are living with or may die from this illness. Dr. Stan Goldberg is the author of: "I Have Cancer", 48 Things to Do When You Hear Those Words. Listen live M-F 2:00 pm ET www.W4CS.com, Joni at www.JoniAldrich.com