Right Here – a podcast from Texas Oncology

Pearce Murphy was a happy-go-lucky fourth grader who loved playing baseball, building pillow forts, and bonding with his three other siblings. Until one day he returned from summer camp with a stomachache that wouldn't go away. After multiple tests and possible theories including everything but cancer, Pearce was diagnosed with stage three, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's type B. Cancer as a 10-year-old was unimaginable for the Murphy family. During Pearce's in-patient cancer treatment, another unexpected medical emergency unfolded which landed Janise down the hall from Pearce, with a hospital room of her own. However, with the expertise of Dr. Stanton Goldman at Texas Oncology–Medical City Dallas Pediatric Hematology–Oncology, the ongoing support of the Texas Oncology care team, and the radiating positivity of a tight-knit family, Pearce is now an adventurous 29-year-old with his whole life ahead of him. Hear more about Pearce's story and learn about his incredible team at Texas Oncology.www.TexasOncology.com/podcast

April Samuels, a talented and tenacious drummer, treated her triple negative breast cancer exactly as she would any drum… beat it and don't quit. Thanks to her unwavering determination and her drive to turn a negative into a positive, April is not only cancer-free, but she is using her experiences to help others battling cancer through her non-profit, Breast Cancer Can Stick It!. She credits Dr. Joyce O'Shaughnessy, of Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, as her biggest cheerleader. Learn more about April's journey, Dr. O'Shaughnessy, and the tremendous cancer care team at Texas Oncology.Music Credit: Long Way from Dead written and performed by BULLITTwww.TexasOncology.com/podcasthttps://www.breastcancercanstickit.org/

Lyndsay Levingston was a successful journalist with a thriving career in New York City when she discovered she had breast cancer. She now faced the biggest story of her life: the battleground in her own body. Lyndsay credits Dr. Jamie Terry, M.D., MHCE, FACS, a breast cancer surgeon at Texas Breast Specialists-Houston Memorial City, as the ‘captain of her breast cancer survivorship.' Cancer free since 2020, Lyndsay shares how Dr. Terry and the care team at Texas Oncology – along with faith, family, and a spirit of determination – helped her not only beat breast cancer… but become a SurviveHer.  www.TexasOncology.com/podcasthttps://imasurviveher.org/

Lisa and Erica are two women in Texas who had never met, were both diagnosed with cancer, and were not immediately in love with the idea of a so-called support group. Despite this hesitation, they gave it a try, and good thing they did. During the pandemic and a fateful snowstorm, the two formed an unbreakable bond – a sisterhood and forever friendship that enabled them to redefine the meaning of family. Hear their story and learn more about the community of support at Texas Oncology.  www.TexasOncology.com/podcast

Sydney had just given birth when she started experiencing strange symptoms. First rib pain, then back pain that wouldn't let up. She saw an orthopedic specialist who advised her to take some ibuprofen, but something told Sydney that wasn't going to do the trick. After seeking additional medical advice, Sydney soon learned she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and required immediate and aggressive treatment. As a new mom, Sydney formed an immediate connection with her treating physician, Kathryn Hudson, M.D., of Texas Oncology-Austin Central, who was an expectant mother herself. Whether it was a mother's intuition or the bond that motherhood brings, Sydney knew she was in good hands. Learn more about Sydney, Dr. Hudson, and the amazing cancer care team at Texas Oncology. www.TexasOncology.com/podcast