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Join Lynn Hoffman for this powerful episode of Music Saved Me with Simon Davies, the Executive Director of Teen Cancer America, a dynamic charity founded by Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who. Simon discusses with Lynn the incredible work that the charity does in transforming the health care system by creating specialist facilities and programs for young adults with cancer. Simon Davies knows first-hand about the healing power of music, and he shares this with Lynn on this episode.Support the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Lynn Hoffman for this powerful episode of Music Saved Me with Simon Davies, the Executive Director of Teen Cancer America, a dynamic charity founded by Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who. Simon discusses with Lynn the incredible work that the charity does in transforming the health care system by creating specialist facilities and programs for young adults with cancer. Simon Davies knows first-hand about the healing power of music, and he shares this with Lynn on this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megan-Claire Chase, aka Warrior Megsie, is a patient advocate and breast cancer survivor from Atlanta, Georgia. Her blog, Life on the Cancer Train, is famous for being authentic, raw, and informative, with a twist of humor, where she shares her experiences of being a young adult cancer survivor while advocating for better treatments and resources. The blog is syndicated on Cancer Health Magazine's website. Megan-Claire is a highly sought-after blogger and influencer in the cancer community nationally and internationally. In 2023, Megan-Claire was featured in Stories from the Stage episode "Beyond Cancer," which aired on PBS and World Channel. Currently serves on Bayer Oncology's Digital Patient Council, and the Oncology Data Advisory Editorial Board, and is a Board Member for the LYTE Foundation. She hosts two podcasts, The Other Side of Cancer and Our BC Life, and ongoing collaborations with Teen Cancer America to create inclusive content for social media and patient-facing collateral. Megan-Claire co-authored abstracts and presented posters, including Genetic Testing in Metastatic Breast Cancer in the USA: A Podcast | Oncology and Therapy (springer.com), and The Impact of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Black Women at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 2023, and "You don't really have a say in anything...like you don't have any options": AYA Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Fertility Preservation Conversations with Healthcare Providers presented at the 16th Annual American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) in 2019 and accepted for a Poster Symposia II: Sexual and Reproductive Health oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and published in the medical journal Psycho-Oncology. Megan-Claire's work is featured in several publications, including Cancer Health, Cancer Today, CURE Magazine, Count Me In, Everyday Health, Elephants and Tea, Dating Roo (UK), Voyage ATL, Humor Beats Cancer, IHadCancer.com, RETHINK Cancer, Pharmaphorum (UK), and WebMD. Blog: Life on the Cancer Train at www.warriormegsie.com Social Media Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warriormegsie/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/warriormegsie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-claire-chase/ Other Links to Projects/Articles: Stories from the Stage on PBS and World Channel episode: Beyond Cancer Watch here. Cancer Health magazine: You Can't Escape Race in Cancer Read here. Oncology Data Advisor: AYA Cancer Awareness Week: Creating Welcoming Spaces for Support and Advocacy With Dr. Lauren Ghazal, Megan-Claire Chase, and Allison Rosen Listen here. The Patient Story: Megan-Claire's Breast Cancer Story: My Symptoms Were VERY Different Watch here Pfizer: Genetic Testing in Metastatic Breast Cancer in the USA: A Podcast | Oncology and Therapy (springer.com)

Send us a textSummary: Jeremey and I talk all about the tenant rep brokerage process!________________________________________________________Sponsor: This show is supported by the Top Five Newsletter. If you want a simple and to-the-point update on Raleigh commercial development you can subscribe to the Top Five. It's free if you want it to be!________________________________________________________Big Take Aways:- The power of placemaking and a long term vision.- How tenant representation is a “free service”.- Best advice: have a plan and don't rush.________________________________________________________About Jeremy: A Raleigh native, Jeremy Deckelbaum joined Elm Partners as Vice President in 2021 after working at Trademark Properties for several years. Jeremy has a knack for finding off market properties and focuses on investment sales and retail leasing.  Jeremy started his career in finance, which has served him well in both his professional life and in his philanthropic efforts. With a background in corporate sponsorships, partnerships and fundraising, Jeremy has had success building relationships and networking with business leaders. Previously, Jeremy has worked for organizations such as Cohost for NC CEO Forum, NC Football Club, and Teen Cancer America.Jeremy is an active member in Retail Brokers Network, TCAR, ULI, ICSC and a board member of the Jewish Federation for Greater Raleigh area. Jeremy's true passion is philanthropy, specifically to organizations dedicated to supporting children and teens. Jeremy was the cofounder of the Beard Gang for the NC State University basketball team that benefitted Make-A-Wish Foundation.Jeremy and his wife Liza live Downtown and they have a baby boy, Marshall, a daughter, Katherine,  and a dog Butterbean. In his spare time, he enjoys hot yoga, golfing, traveling, supporting the Baltimore Ravens, and being with friends and family. Connect with Jeremy: Website | LinkedIn | InstagramMentioned in the show:NCFCIdeal's Sandwich and GroceryFigulinaRaleigh MagazineDorthea Dix Park________________________________________________________Sponsor: This show is supported by the Top Five Newsletter. If you want a simple and to-the-point update on Raleigh commercial development you can subscribe to the Top Five. It's free if you want it to be!Show Notes: Welcome to Dirt NC where we talk all about the places and spaces of North Carolina and the people who make them awesome, I am your host Jed Byrne.Throughout my career in engineering, construction, finance, and development, I have covered just about all sides of the land use ecosystem. This show creates an opportunity for me to share what I have learned with you as well as introduce you to some of my friends, both new and old who are doing transformative work.With each episode of Dirt NC my goal is to make sure you walk away learning something new about land use. I promise to keep it simple and straight to the point.As always, I am grateful that you have chosen to share this time

Today's guest makes me feel so excited and I just can't hide it. It's The Pointer Sisters. No. No it's not. Please welcome David Hakopyan of Antenna The End. And I have to thank Jamie Park and Teen Cancer America for connecting us.  David grew up in one of the biggest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia, itself. He was influenced equally by rock and Armenian folk music. But music wasn't always his focus. For a while as a teen, he thought he might be an illustrator. He was the counterfeit Pushead guy in his school. And if that doesn't make sense, it will after you listen. Or go look up Pushead. He got serious about music when he started playing in an Armenian, revolutionary, folk, alternative rock band with Serj Tankian called Forever Young. After cheating on that band with another, he started Soil with Serj and Daron Malakian. David discusses the one and only live show they played and its biggest pitfall.  David and his bands, like Apex Theory & Mt. Helium, have always been hyper-focused on sounding original, to the point of making sure no one was listening to the big rock stations in LA. They'd do spot checks on each others' radios. David's new band is Antenna The End. And you can absolutely tell that it's David's band. He started writing after the kinds of personal issues that get a guy writing music. He also tells me when he came up with the band's unique name. The debut EP will be out soon, but David gives us a sneak peak at the music and stories behind the band's formation and the music he's created. Check them out @antennatheend on Instagram & Facebook. Keep an eye out for the EP release in early August. And give him a call at…you know what, don't do that. BUT, follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out, we don't bite. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or donate some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now I hope you enjoy the awesome conversation I had with David Hakopyan of Antenna The End on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest makes me feel so excited and I just can't hide it. It's The Pointer Sisters. No. No it's not. Please welcome David Hakopyan of Antenna The End. And I have to thank Jamie Park and Teen Cancer America for connecting us.  David grew up in one of the biggest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia, itself. He was influenced equally by rock and Armenian folk music. But music wasn't always his focus. For a while as a teen, he thought he might be an illustrator. He was the counterfeit Pushead guy in his school. And if that doesn't make sense, it will after you listen. Or go look up Pushead. He got serious about music when he started playing in an Armenian, revolutionary, folk, alternative rock band with Serj Tankian called Forever Young. After cheating on that band with another, he started Soil with Serj and Daron Malakian. David discusses the one and only live show they played and its biggest pitfall.  David and his bands, like Apex Theory & Mt. Helium, have always been hyper-focused on sounding original, to the point of making sure no one was listening to the big rock stations in LA. They'd do spot checks on each others' radios. David's new band is Antenna The End. And you can absolutely tell that it's David's band. He started writing after the kinds of personal issues that get a guy writing music. He also tells me when he came up with the band's unique name. The debut EP will be out soon, but David gives us a sneak peak at the music and stories behind the band's formation and the music he's created. Check them out @antennatheend on Instagram & Facebook. Keep an eye out for the EP release in early August. And give him a call at…you know what, don't do that. BUT, follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out, we don't bite. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or donate some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now I hope you enjoy the awesome conversation I had with David Hakopyan of Antenna The End on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the premiere "Song Dive" bonus episode: a way to hear the story behind a song that has made (or will soon make) our collective mixtapes & playlists! On this "Song Dive" episode, I am joined by Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits, and we're talking about the story behind Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes' “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” which Guy produced. This new 10-minute rendition was recorded in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America, and features over 60 musical legends on the track.  We also take some time to discuss tracks from Dire Straits' catalog including: Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, Heavy Fuel & The Bug; working with “Weird Al” Yankovic on his Dire Straits' parody “Money For Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies;” recording the soundtrack for The Princess Bride; the experience of mixing Dire Straits' "Live At The Rainbow, London UK, 12/1979" album from the original tapes; Guy's accreditation as a Dolby ATMOS engineer and how that factored into the new Going Home mix; bringing ATMOS to households via the Airsound Spatial speaker technology; and so much more!  The full list of artists who appear on “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” are (in alphabetical order): Joan Armatrading, Jeff Beck, Richard Bennett, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Brown, James Burton, Jonathan Cain, Paul Carrack, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Jim Cox, Steve Cropper, Sheryl Crow, Danny Cummings, Roger Daltrey, Duane Eddy, Sam Fender, Guy Fletcher, Peter Frampton, Audley Freed, Vince Gill, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Keiji Haino, Tony Iommi, Joan Jett, John Jorgenson, Mark Knopfler, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, Greg Leisz, Alex Lifeson, Steve Lukather, Phil Manzanera, Dave Mason, Hank Marvin, Brian May, Robbie McIntosh, John McLaughlin, Tom Morello, Rick Nielsen, Orianthi, Brad Paisley, Nile Rodgers, Mike Rutherford, Joe Satriani, John Sebastian, Connor Selby, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Zak Starkey, Sting, Andy Taylor, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Ian Thomas, Pete Townshend, Keith Urban, Steve Vai, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Louis Walker, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, Glenn Worf, & Zucchero. A minimum of 50% of the proceeds from the single are being donated to Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. To purchase the 12" vinyl, CD or digital edition of the single, please visit: https://www.markknopflersguitarheroes.com/ Be sure to visit MyWeeklyMixtape.com to hear all of the songs we discussed in this episode, and join the My Weekly Mixtape Discord Server via the link on the main menu! FOR MORE ON MY WEEKLY MIXTAPE Website: http://www.myweeklymixtape.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myweeklymixtape Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myweeklymixtape Twitter: https://twitter.com/myweeklymixtape Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myweeklymixtape TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myweeklymixtape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I was in this really unique space of being 19. So I'm over the 18 cut-off of peds but diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, but I was an adult. I was able and supposed to be making my own decisions but treated in a pediatric setting. And not everybody in that setting is expecting to talk to someone who is educated and understands what's going on,” Alec Kupelian, a cancer survivor and operations and program development specialist at Teen Cancer America in Los Angeles, CA, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about advocacy for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer and his own cancer journey. Music Credit: “Fireflies and Stardust” by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by June 21, 2026. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Learners will report an increase in knowledge related to the experience of AYA patients with cancer. Episode Notes  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes: Episode 307: AYAs With Cancer: Financial Toxicity Episode 300: AYAs With Cancer: End-of-Life Care Planning Episode 9: How to Support Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer ONS Voice articles: AYA Cancer Survivorship: Younger Survivors Face Different Challenges and Prefer More Casual Support Programs Nursing Considerations for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Care Have Meaningful Conversations With Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients and Their Families AYA Champions Clinic Fills Gaps in Care and Addresses Unmet Needs ONS book: Oncology Nurse Navigation: Delivering Patient-Centered Care Across the Continuum (second edition) ONS course: Advocacy 101: Making a Difference Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Development of an Interprofessional Survivorship Clinic Two Case Reports on Financial Toxicity and Healthcare Transitions in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Sexual Health: A Nursing Approach to Supporting the Needs of Young Adult Cancer Survivors Oncology Nursing Forum articles: Integrative Literature Review on Psychological Distress and Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Adolescent Cancer Physical Activity in Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review ONS Huddle Cards: Coping Fertility Preservation Sexuality ONS Learning Libraries: Inclusive Care Survivorship Teen Cancer America The Monthly Drip AYA Oncology Healthcare Professionals Program Advisory Group Stupid Cancer Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Supportive Care in Cancer article: An Actionable Needs Assessment for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: The AYA Needs Assessment and Service Bridge (NA-SB) To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast Club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From This Episode “I joke a lot of the times that cancer was actually one of the best years of my life, and that's not because it was good necessarily. It's because that next year, after cancer, was probably the worst year of my life, and that drop-off into that early survivorship was a really brutal experience for me, and from talking to other cancer survivors, for them as well.” TS 3:25 “I talk to a lot of clinicians and a lot of young adult cancer survivors, and the more that I hear other people's stories, the more clear it is to me that you never know who a patient is going to disclose information to. A lot of those symptoms or side effects or secondary issues that come about from cancer, which complicate every part of your life, it may not come to the [physician]. I was most comfortable with my nurses because I spent time with them.” TS 9:15 “You put your nose to the grindstone, and there's a good guy, which is you, and a bad guy, which is cancer, and you just get through it. It's very clear. And you have so much attention and dedicated support. And then when treatment's over, everybody pats your back, dusts their shoulders, and says, ‘Congrats, go get out there.' And all that structure goes away, and you are left floundering, trying to reconnect to what you were before and what life looked like. And it's not always the same. … Most AYA patients would say treatment was the easy part. And those first two years after treatment were the hardest part of cancer—that reintegrating into life, that trying to contend with what just happened when you're no longer in survival mode.” TS 26:14 “An AYA patient may have another 50 years of life after that. How does survivorship work for that? What is sexual health? Fertility? What is palliative care? … What does end-of-life care look for a patient who hasn't gotten a chance to live their whole life? It's really important stuff, and that is too much to ask any one person to figure out. And so Teen Cancer America wants to provide some of that framework.” TS 31:03 “Allowing nurses to say that, ‘There is going to be stuff that I don't know, and that isn't a failing on my part. Saying I don't know something helps my patient have more confidence in me.' I hear all the time clinicians are like, ‘I don't bring up sexual health because I don't know what to say, and I don't want them to lose confidence in me.' They don't. They don't lose confidence in you because you don't know something. You're a human, also. They lose confidence in you when you stop caring about them.” TS 43:44

There is jamming and then there is collaboration. The Iconic Series Team assemble to discuss their favourite collaborative projects. Some are massive, others more intimate. Many of these projects were inspired by a greater cause. One in particular will require all the hairspray you can find and all the notes you can play! All of them feature amazing guitar playing and musical synergy. We had fun making this one!   Featured Collabs: Jason Becker - Some Assembly Required  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iU_Oq-DM-0 Hear ‘N Aid - Stars  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H94GHb-10 Buddy Miller - Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings Mark Knopfler's Guitar Hero's - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGm7gJtSZE   Honourable Mentions: Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán - Mambo Sinuendo  Paul Rodgers - Muddy Waters Blues Slash - all of the collabs!   Donation Links:   The Jason Becker Special Needs Trust https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NUUSS6J5RWUYC   Teenage Cancer Trust https://donate.teenagecancertrust.org/   Teen Cancer America https://teencanceramerica.org/donate/   Buy Going Home (A portion of proceeds donated to Teen Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America) https://markknopfler.lnk.to/download   **************   Rob Rhodes - www.rhodetripent.com Gabor Josika - SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology  Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. www.fretboardbiology.com Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology Guitar Speak Podcast Links PayPal Tip Jar Visit us at guitarspeakpodcast.com  Subscribe and find previous episodes at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher   ...and wherever you find podcasts!  

Today's guest reminds me that sometimes, I need to shift my focus. Welcome the multitalented Harry Ostrem to the podcast. I met Harry through a project I started two years ago. But I'll explain that in a minute. Harry is a bassist, actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, and more. The guy is crazy talented. He grew up about as far away from showbusiness as possible, in a small town of 20 in rural Montana. Yes, I know, that's redundant. But it's true. In 5th grade, he was the person in the 5th grade. But he escaped the wilds of Montana for the bright lights of…Spokane, Washington and Gonzaga University.  He didn't go directly into the entertainment industry from college. Instead he was a social worker. This is where things change. Literally. Somehow, my phone connected to the bluetooth in my car and Harry had a nice conversation with my son instead of me. But once we recover, we get into Harry Muff's Disco, how he almost got divorced collecting props for a music video for one of his songs, and his connection to my project. You'll learn more about it in the episode, but it's a Spinal Tap tribute album for The Who's Teen Cancer America charity. I'll be releasing more info about it as we inch closer to the release of the Spinal Tap Sequel and the album release. In the meantime, go to harryostrem.com or Harry Muff's Disco on Youtube to check out HArry's music/comedy. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep watching our accounts and Teen Cancer America for updates on the Spinal Tap Tribute album project. Now enjoy Harry Ostrem on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the premiere "Song Dive" bonus episode: a way to hear the story behind a song that has made (or will soon make) our collective mixtapes & playlists! On this "Song Dive" episode, I am joined by Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits, and we're talking about the story behind Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes' “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” which Guy produced. This new 10-minute rendition was recorded in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America, and features over 60 musical legends on the track.  We also take some time to discuss tracks from Dire Straits' catalog including: Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, Heavy Fuel & The Bug; working with “Weird Al” Yankovic on his Dire Straits' parody “Money For Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies;” recording the soundtrack for The Princess Bride; the experience of mixing Dire Straits' "Live At The Rainbow, London UK, 12/1979" album from the original tapes; Guy's accreditation as a Dolby ATMOS engineer and how that factored into the new Going Home mix; bringing ATMOS to households via the Airsound Spatial speaker technology; and so much more!  The full list of artists who appear on “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” are (in alphabetical order): Joan Armatrading, Jeff Beck, Richard Bennett, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Brown, James Burton, Jonathan Cain, Paul Carrack, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Jim Cox, Steve Cropper, Sheryl Crow, Danny Cummings, Roger Daltrey, Duane Eddy, Sam Fender, Guy Fletcher, Peter Frampton, Audley Freed, Vince Gill, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Keiji Haino, Tony Iommi, Joan Jett, John Jorgenson, Mark Knopfler, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, Greg Leisz, Alex Lifeson, Steve Lukather, Phil Manzanera, Dave Mason, Hank Marvin, Brian May, Robbie McIntosh, John McLaughlin, Tom Morello, Rick Nielsen, Orianthi, Brad Paisley, Nile Rodgers, Mike Rutherford, Joe Satriani, John Sebastian, Connor Selby, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Zak Starkey, Sting, Andy Taylor, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Ian Thomas, Pete Townshend, Keith Urban, Steve Vai, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Louis Walker, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, Glenn Worf, & Zucchero. A minimum of 50% of the proceeds from the single are being donated to Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. To purchase the 12" vinyl, CD or digital edition of the single, please visit: https://www.markknopflersguitarheroes.com/ Be sure to visit MyWeeklyMixtape.com to hear all of the songs we discussed in this episode, and join the My Weekly Mixtape Discord Server to join in the musical discussions: https://discord.gg/hhDQAnXasm FOR MORE ON MY WEEKLY MIXTAPE Website: http://www.myweeklymixtape.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myweeklymixtape Discord: https://discord.gg/hhDQAnXasm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myweeklymixtape Twitter: https://twitter.com/myweeklymixtape Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myweeklymixtape TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myweeklymixtape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1,005 - Steve Cropper Steve Cropper Interview on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? Yes, you're tuned into episode #1,005 of The Paul Leslie Hour. Ahh! Yes indeed, we've been piling on the good stuff, talking to some of the most iconic people of all time and today is no exception. Paul is so excited about this one that you can hear his heart beating Now, ladies and gentlemen, we're elated to welcome the one-and-only Steve Cropper — one of the most legendary guitarists in music, a great songwriter, A&R man, record producer and renowned live performer. Steve Cropper, called one of the greatest guitarists of all time, was the rhythm guitarist for Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Cropper had a hand in pretty much every record issued by Stax Records. Cropper has written with everyone from Otis Redding to Eddie Floyd. Just think about all of the great tunes he co-wrote. Man, there's “(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay,” “In the Midnight Hour,” “634-5789,” “Knock on Wood.” No wonder Cropper was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, And then we can't forget those great instrumentals he co-wrote like “Green Onions” and “Time is Tight.” Steve Cropper just doesn't stop. Everyone's talking about this incredible new track he plays on: “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero,” by Mark Knopfler. If you haven't heard it, please check it out. It's to support the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. It's got more than sixty fabulous musicians on it, including Steve Cropper. I see that Paul is giving me a thumbs up and okay symbol. It's time for Steve Cropper, but real quick please subscribe and like The Paul Leslie Hour on Facebook and YouTube, it's a great help and it keeps you plugged into what we're doing. The Paul Leslie Hour is a talk show dedicated to “Helping People Tell Their Stories.” Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

On part 2 of today's episode, Cheryl continues her conversation with Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture. In part 2 Minta and Erika flush out all the juicy details of their work on their favorite projects both together and separately and what made those projects so special to each of them. This and so much more about what's happening in healthcare design today on part 2 of today's episode of the Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podcast! Learn more about Minta Ferguson and Erika Hill by visiting: https://mcmillanpazdansmith.com/.  Listen to McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture's podcast; Idea Exchange, Ideas Shaping Healthcare, here: https://mcmillanpazdansmith.com/podcasts/healthcare/. In Part 2 of Cheryl's conversation with Erika Hill and Minta Ferguson they discuss: What are Erika and Minta's current favorite projects and why? Learn about the technical aspects of some of the design on their projects and how detail oriented healthcare design and planning really is. How did McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture win their Teen Cancer America project? Hear all the details about TCA and the project itself and another related project What is different about designing a cancer unit for teens? How Minta and Erika know when a project is successful from what the end users have to say about it. What does a holistic design process look like to Erika? What does the future of healthcare design and planning look like to these two? Learn about McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture's podcast, Idea Exchange, Ideas Shaping Healthcare, where Minta is the host. The world is changing quickly. The Center for Health Design is committed to providing the healthcare design and senior living design industries with the latest research, best practices and innovations. The Center can help you solve today's biggest healthcare challenges and make a difference in care, safety, medical outcomes, and the bottom line.  Find out more at healthdesign.org. Additional support for this podcast comes from our industry partners: The American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design Learn more about how to become a Certified Healthcare Interior Designer®  by visiting the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers at: https://aahid.org/. Connect to a community interested in supporting clinician involvement in design and construction of the built environment by visiting The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design at https://www.nursingihd.com/ FEATURED PRODUCT The prevention of nosocomial infections is of paramount importance. Did you know that bathrooms and showers – particularly in shared spaces – are a veritable breeding ground for pathogen, some of which we see in the form of mold and the build-up of toxic bio films on surfaces. Body fats and soap scums provide a rich food sauce for micro-organisms such as airborne bacteria Serratia Marcesens, which thrive in humid conditions. We know that people with weakened immune systems are so much more vulnerable to the illnesses associated with infection and let's face it, none of us go into the shower with an expectation that we might get sick. So how do we keep those shower walls clean? Well, let's think big – BIG TILES. Porcelanosa have developed XXL Hygienic Ceramic Tiles that are 5 feet long - which means just one piece fits the wall of a shower or tub surround. XTONE Porcelain slabs are 10 feet high which means a floor to ceiling surface with no joints. Why does this matter? Well hygienic glaze will not harbor pathogen and surface impurities are easily removed to prevent build up – it is reassuring to know the evidence - INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Test ISO 10545 - Resistance to Stains -  has determined these surfaces can be easily cleaned and the most difficult contaminants washed away, greatly reducing the need for aggressive chemicals. Think about this...When we unload our dishwasher our ceramic tableware is sparkling clean, sanitized and fresh to use - again and again. The principle is the same with large ceramic walls - So, when planning the shower surrounds for your facilities please reach out to Porcelanosa. The designer in you will love the incredible options and your specification will deliver the longest & best lifecycle value bar none.

Today's guest is a reminder to always do your best. It's Britt Lightning, guitarist for Vixen. Her journey to playing guitar really began after hearing Eruption in a shop and buying Van Halen albums that same day. She started playing guitar in a high school with no music program. But it DID have a guitar club. But she was the only girl and wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms. But she was dedicated and eventually became club president. She learned a lot of Metallica riffs and playing them in a guitar shop led to joining her first band and going on tour while still in high school, after some careful parental scrutiny. After that experience, she started her first all-female band. She recruited her sister on drums and they made their debut as the halftime show for a high level sporting event that I can't name in the intro. All of that led to the band Jaded, which was truly a family affair. Her sister was playing bass while her parents manned the merch table and became roadies. After Jaded ceased, she auditioned for Lady Gaga. While she didn't get that gig, it did lead to other amazing opportunities like touring the world with 4x Grammy & 22x Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz. That is a wild story in itself and Britt tells it here. It also led to playing with Jason Derulo and touring with Rachel Platten. All of this led to her role as guitarist for the legendary band Vixen. But she does a lot more than just shred on classic metal. She is also a director for Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp. Britt explains what her duties are for the camp and how that led to an association with Teen Cancer America. This was such a fun discussion. I owe a huge thank you to Simon Davies of Teen Cancer America for the introduction. So make sure you follow everyone in this discussion. You can check out brittlightning.com, @brittlightning on social media, vixenofficial.com, teencanceramerica.com, and Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp at rockcamp.org. You can help out the podcast by buying us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or by following us @PerformanceAnx on social media. I hope you have as much fun listening to Britt's story as I did on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Gemini b!tches with big hearts are in the studio today, sipping on Pink Agua and talking about some pretty deep stuff. Harry Hudson, an incredible singer-songwriter, joins Kaitlyn to share his difficult yet inspiring story. Music was always his passion but it wasn't until after his cancer diagnosis at age 20 that he really understood the role it played in his life. Harry opens up about how his cancer journey changed his life from the unexpected reception of the diagnosis to where he is now. He's learned a lot in his (short) 30 years, and wants to share this knowledge with everyone through music and his new charity, “Hey, I'm Here for You.” We find out why he chose Nashville to build the first Hey, I'm Here For You Teen Lounge in partnership with Teen Cancer America and his friend Kylie Jenner, and how YOU can help. Plus, stick around until the end to hear a snippet of his newest song, Emotional Hangover! Thank you to our sponsors! Check out these deals for the Vinos: MUDWTR - Go to mudwtr.com/otv to support the show and use code OTV for 15% off. ANGI - Your home for everything home. JENNI KAYNE - Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com/home, and get 15% off your first order when you use code VINE at checkout. PROGRESSIVE - Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. APARTMENTS.COM - The place to find a place.

Simon Davies is the Executive Director at Teen Cancer America. The nonprofit engages and supports hospitals and outpatient facilities in the development of specialized and comprehensive care programs for ages 13-39. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who are the driving force behind Teen Cancer America.

Simon Davies: Executive Director, Teen Cancer America Now in its tenth year, Simon leads Teen Cancer America, the only national charity in the USA working directly with hospitals to advise, support and fund them in the development of specialized facilities and programs for adolescents and young adults with cancer. The charity is built on the successful model of Teenage Cancer Trust, UK where Simon was Chief Executive Officer for 13 years before launching Teen Cancer America in 2012. His early career was in the management of substantial social and health care services in the fields of Learning Disability and Mental Health. He has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Education by the University of Coventry, UK for his service development work and the advancement of professional education in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer. Simon has developed an international reputation for success in bringing about change within traditionally structured health systems.

Now in its tenth year, Simon leads Teen Cancer America, the only national charity in the USA working directly with hospitals to advise, support and fund them in the development of specialized facilities and programs for adolescents and young adults with cancer.The charity is built on the successful model of Teenage Cancer Trust, UK where Simon was Chief Executive Officer for 13 years before launching Teen Cancer America in 2012. His early career was in the management of substantial social and health care services in the fields of Learning Disability and Mental Health.He has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Education by the University of Coventry, UK for his service development work and the advancement of professional education in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer.Simon has developed an international reputation for success in bringing about change within traditionally structured health systems.Visit Teen Cancer America: https://teencanceramerica.org/

Simon Davies: Executive Director, Teen Cancer AmericaNow in its tenth year, Simon leads Teen Cancer America, the only national charity in the USA working directly with hospitals to advise, support and fund them in the development of specialized facilities and programs for adolescents and young adults with cancer. The charity is built on the successful model of Teenage Cancer Trust, UK where Simon was Chief Executive Officer for 13 years before launching Teen Cancer America in 2012. His early career was in the management of substantial social and health care services in the fields of Learning Disability and Mental Health. He has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Education by the University of Coventry, UK for his service development work and the advancement of professional education in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer. Simon has developed an international reputation for success in bringing about change within traditionally structured health systems.

Hitchhiker is back with another episode and this time its with Nevan Bickel.You might look at this and say "wow he looks young and how many stories will he actually have". Well buckle up because Nevan has many stories to tell, as he has been going to concerts starting at a very young age.Join us to hear his stories from the road and his love for music. Nevan will also be chatting about how music found his way to work with "Teen Cancer America" and why he continues to work with them.So tune in on 2.03.22 at 8pm est to hear more from Nevan and dig into his love of music, touring, Teen Cancer America and More!If you can't watch live you can watch it the next day on our YouTube Channel or listen to the podcast version. Just search The Touring Fan Live!

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. Up this week...Brian Smith! Brian “RiGHtSiDE” Smith came up as an avid underground-punk fan and a hardcore-rap fan. Although he's mostly moved on from those genres, his deep love and wonder for music has only grown. CR2 records and Mark Brown provided beats Brian wrote many of his songs too and the results are extraordinary. Brian's natural gift for hooks and lyrics has developed so much that he has collaborated with new Play It Back artists in different genres, indoctrinating them into his sensitive and attention-to- detail writing process. RiGHtSiDE has also taken to performing. He performed his songs in several venues including the 2019 AYA convention in Fort Worth, Texas where he received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Alden is an LA singer-songwriter, host of The Real Me podcast, for Teen Cancer America which is supported by The Who! Erin was the Former manager for one of LA's premiere recording studios AfterMaster. Her songs have played their own prominent roles in films and television programs. Most recently: E Network - Keeping up with the Kardasians and MTV's - The Real World. Erin is a producer and a songwriter for other artists. Some of her writing partners have been: Stevie Blacke, (Pink, Maddona, Weezer) Alain Whyte, (Morrissey) Brian MacLeod (Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Linda Perry) Jon Button, (Roger Daltrey, Sheryl Crow, Shakira) Cheche Alara (Christina Aguilara, Pink, American Idol) Gregg Sutton (Bob Dylan, Lone Justice) @thecareermusician@nomadsplace

Erin Alden is an LA singer-songwriter, host of The Real Me podcast, for Teen Cancer America which is supported by The Who! Erin was the Former manager for one of LA's premiere recording studios AfterMaster. Her songs have played their own prominent roles in films and television programs. Most recently: E Network - Keeping up with the Kardasians and MTV's - The Real World. Erin is a producer and a songwriter for other artists. Some of her writing partners have been: Stevie Blacke, (Pink, Maddona, Weezer) Alain Whyte, (Morrissey) Brian MacLeod (Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Linda Perry) Jon Button, (Roger Daltrey, Sheryl Crow, Shakira) Cheche Alara (Christina Aguilara, Pink, American Idol) Gregg Sutton (Bob Dylan, Lone Justice)  @thecareermusician @nomadsplace

This is Episode 10, and Season Finale. Join us as we experience Music Monday together with some of our incredible AYA Artists, and our very own Wonder Woman Program Director Hilary Gan. We share stories, make some music, and laugh a lot. The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. www.teencanceramerica.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, we interview music icon Roger Daltrey,  founder and frontman of the English rock band, The Who. We talk about his inspiring music and his deep commitment to raising awareness about teen cancer in the U.S. through the organization that he helped establish, Teen Cancer America. Have questions/comments/concerns? Email us at heartofgivingpod@gmail.com. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a comment on iTunes.

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. This episode we welcome Samantha Kayne! Samantha Kayne is a singer/songwriter. Before cancer, Samantha wrote, sang, and listened to music. Her favorite genre is pop and her biggest influence is Meghan Trainor. At the beginning of her cancer experience, Samantha was unable to sing. She did, however, find her voice again and began creating her own music. Play It Back has made her experience with music awesome and helped make her dreams come true to record her own songs. It allowed her to connect with other singers and cancer survivors around her age. Her favorite memory of Play It Back thus far is when Kenli sent Samantha her first song and she played it in her mom's car. She said it was like she was on the radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host of "The Real Me" Podcast Erin Alden joins The Hook Rocks to discuss stories of inspiration and hope through teens and young adults who have found the healing power of music as they battle cancer. "The Real Me Podcast" is presented by Teen Cancer America, the non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who. Please share this podcast to help spread the word about this amazing organization.Part of The Pantheon Podcast Network

Host of "The Real Me" Podcast Erin Alden joins The Hook Rocks to discuss stories of inspiration and hope through teens and young adults who have found the healing power of music as they battle cancer. "The Real Me Podcast" is presented by Teen Cancer America, the non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who. Please share this podcast to help spread the word about this amazing organization. Part of The Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host of "The Real Me" Podcast Erin Alden joins The Hook Rocks to discuss stories of inspiration and hope through teens and young adults who have found the healing power of music as they battle cancer. "The Real Me Podcast" is presented by Teen Cancer America, the non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who. Please share this podcast to help spread the word about this amazing organization.Part of The Pantheon Podcast Network

Host of "The Real Me" Podcast Erin Alden joins The Hook Rocks to discuss stories of inspiration and hope through teens and young adults who have found the healing power of music as they battle cancer. "The Real Me Podcast" is presented by Teen Cancer America, the non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who. Please share this podcast to help spread the word about this amazing organization. Part of The Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. Our Guest this week is Audrey Rene, a singer/songwriter from College Station TX. Audrey grew up in a musical family, and as a singer herself, has grown up singing in her school choirs throughout her junior high, high school and college years. She auditioned for the state choir in Texas, and got to perform with her varsity women's ensemble at TMEA. After being diagnosed with cancer, music became even more important to her. Spending some time speaking with Audrey, I can tell you she has such a great sense of humor and tells it like it is. Cancer was not going to slow her down. She has a driving force and passion for writing and recording music especially now that she's been a part of the Play it Back Program. Her song "Not the End" says it all. Take a listen! Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. Up this week...Brian Smith! Brian “RiGHtSiDE” Smith came up as an avid underground-punk fan and a hardcore-rap fan. Although he's mostly moved on from those genres, his deep love and wonder for music has only grown. CR2 records and Mark Brown provided beats Brian wrote many of his songs too and the results are extraordinary. Brian's natural gift for hooks and lyrics has developed so much that he has collaborated with new Play It Back artists in different genres, indoctrinating them into his sensitive and attention-to- detail writing process. RiGHtSiDE has also taken to performing. He performed his songs in several venues including the 2019 AYA convention in Fort Worth, Texas where he received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. In this show...Christina Best! Play It Back artist, Christina Best, is an educator and artist from rural North Carolina. She has always been a creative person, known to pop lock, sing/beat-box in a group, or photograph as a side hustle, but her experience as a cancer survivor pushed her to honor her creative talents more intentionally. She loves music, with R&B, Neo-Soul, and Hip Hop holding special places in her heart. She's so excited to join the Play It Back family, and looks forward to continuing her artistry. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. Now up...Nathan Hooper! Nathan Hooper is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Nashville, TN and loves all kinds of music. He has played drums since he was four and has played the guitar and bass since the fifth grade. Before Cancer, Nathan played in percussion ensemble, the jazz band at his school and a rock band with some of his friends. Some of his favorite bands/artists include Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Los Lobos, and Ween. Nathan enjoys seeing live music concerts. While in Nashville, he saw Peter Frampton at the Nashville Symphony and The Who in their 2015 North American Tour. One artist that he would love to sit in with is Beck. Nathan is a one-man band for sure. A creative force, Nathan is a prolific creator whose vision is as strong as his ability. As they say, “if you can learn an instrument, you can learn anything.” Nathan will likely add to the list of instruments he already mastered, he's that kind of dedicated artist. Play It Back has helped Nathan by giving him opportunities to write songs with a producer and learn the music production process. Part of Pantheon Podcasts https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. On this episode...Sage Escalante! Sage Escalante is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has been taking piano lessons since she was 5 and voice lessons for many years as well. She's also an excellent guitar player. She's another musical monster. Sage started writing her own songs after she was diagnosed. Her influences include Sara Bareilles, Boston, Queen, Kehlani and Charlie Puth. Cancer caused Sage to write songs about not giving up and persevering through difficult circumstances and her writing is growing by leaps and bounds. Cancer stopped her from performing and doing lessons, but she took her Ukulele to all of her appointments and treatment. It kept her occupied and allowed her to learn new songs. Play It Back afforded Sage the opportunity to work with a professional producer which has allowed her to dive deep into songwriting and production. It also introduced her to others who have similar life experiences and share the common interest in creating music. Her favorite memory is when Benny Blanco came onto one of the weekly Zoom calls. She was truly inspired by him and feels lucky to have had that experience. Part of Pantheon Podcasts https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. Up this week...Patrick! Patrick Eck grew up in a musical tribe surrounded by a brother and close friends with whom he immersed himself in music playing guitar in numerous bands. His love of progressive rock is deep. He's a thoughtful writer, poet and thinker and his songs reflect that. During his cancer experience, he admits he backed away from music, but through Play It Back he took his first steps as a singer-songwriter. The results are inspiring. Patrick is a family man with a deep sense of social responsibility and compassion for the world. Part of Pantheon Podcasts https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. The first episode is with JC! Juan Carlos “JC” Razuri is a singer/songwriter and instrumentalist. In high school, he performed with the orchestra, marching band, and jazz ensemble. Before cancer, he played violin, marching bass drum, keyboard, percussion, and the drum set. JC had also just started fiddling with music production before his diagnosis. His favorite genres are Classic Rock, Indie Rock, R & B, and Pop. JC's musical influences include Queen, Abba, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Boy Pablo, Khalid, and Lord Huron. Cancer temporarily stopped him from creating and performing music, but it did cause him to listen to music more often. Play It Back has allowed JC to get a look into the modern-day music producing process, to be more creative, and to connect with people in similar circumstances. His favorite memory in Play It Back is when he had an “aha!” moment on the first song he worked on with Kenli. It came from a melody he was improvising on violin. Part of Pantheon Podcasts https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA's Play It Back program, which matches them with music professionals to write, perform and record fully produced studio versions of their original songs. This episode is about Sara! Sara Carreras is a singer/songwriter and instrumentalist. She grew up in a family of music and has been singing in church since she was 12. Her voice is as clear as a bell...and as Belle's. Sara plays the guitar, but recently got into keys, bass, and drums. Her favorite genres are Gospel, R & B, and 90s/2000s Pop (she loves N'SYNC). And she will school you on the K-Pop group Red Velvet. Sara is hilarious and loves to entertain. Although cancer took away her energy to practice instruments and listen to music, she grew to love gospel music (Kirk Franklin & Fred Hammond) while in the hospital. Her church recently reopened and she's back to singing on stage. Sara loves working with the other artists in Play It Back. Play It Back gives her hope that she can live a normal life after cancer and continue to pursue her dream of being a songwriter. Her favorite Play It Back memory was learning about Kenli's obsession with bananas from a call with Benny Blanco. Part of Pantheon Podcasts https://teencanceramerica.org/play-it-back-music-program/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As lead singer of The Who, one of the world's most iconic rock bands, Roger Daltrey is still belting out the hits on stage. He's also a farmer, a campaigner, a father and a grandfather. In this episode, Roger tells Alison and Jimi about his childhood in war-torn London, making his first guitar by hand and keeping the rest of The Who on the road. He sings the praises of smoked trout, cider vinegar and his wife's chips, describes the joy of having his family over for a Sunday roast and speaks movingly about his two decades of fundraising work for the Teenage Cancer Trust.Roger has teamed up with Eminent Life to create a champagne, and 100% of his profits going to Teen Cancer America.You can purchase a bottle of Champagne Cuvee Roger Daltrey from eminent-life.com. To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.Host: Jimi FamurewaCo-host: Alison OakerveeProducer: Sera BerksoyExecutive Producer: Nikki DuffyAssistant Producer: Ashleigh ArnottEditor: Nathan CopelinA John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this conversation with Kara Noskoff of Teen Cancer America, we chatted about the "care gap" and the unique needs and challenges faced by young adults diagnosed with cancer. Learn more about b-present Learn more about Teen Cancer America

Stephen J. Easley's management company is AllMojo. And be sure to check out the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation and their work carrying on Buddy's legacy through their work with musical ambassadors and Teen Cancer America.Here's a link to the official Troubadours on Trek Spotify Playlist, where you can hear all the featured songs from every episode in one playlist (songs will be added as episodes air on Patreon):-Steve's song pairing for this episode: "Maneater," by Hall & Oates.-Grace's song pairing for this episode: "The Salt in My Tears," by Dolly Parton.-Stephen Easley's featured song is a Buddy Holly song: "Learning the Game" (Natalie Merchant cover).For exclusive early access, and to download past episodes of "Troubadours on Trek," become a patron for as little as $3/month: www.patreon.com/gracepettisCorrections: The Original Series episode, "Plato's Stepchildren," is referred to as "Plato's Children."

Guest host, Dr. Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN, a sexuality counselor and clinical nurse specialist at CancerCare Manitoba, discusses taboo topics and the unique challenges of life for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer and survivors with Dr. Brad Zebrack, PhD, MSW, MPH, a specialist in social work oncology at the University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center.   Transcript Dr. Anne Katz: Welcome to the ASCO Daily News podcast. I'm Anne Katz, and I'm delighted to be the guest host of the podcast today to discuss the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults who are cancer survivors. I work at CancerCare Manitoba, where I counsel many such patients and survivors who experience sexual and relationship challenges. I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Brad Zebrack, a specialist in social work oncology at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Brad is a longtime colleague of mine and has helped countless people navigate the unique challenges of living life as a young cancer patient or survivor. My guest and I report no conflicts of interest relating to issues discussed in the podcast.  Full disclosures relating to all Daily News podcasts can be found on our episode pages.  Brad, welcome, and thanks for making the time for this today. Dr. Brad Zebrack: Yeah. Thanks, Anne. Thanks for the invitation to be here, especially when we get to talk about the things that nobody likes to talk about, those taboo topics. Dr. Anne Katz: Absolutely, love those taboo topics. And I love the people who are prepared to talk about them, that's the other thing. So you know, your research and clinical work has focused on helping countless adolescents and young adults navigate these unique challenges of living life as a patient or a survivor. What are you working on these days? Dr. Brad Zebrack: So right now, I've got a project going on at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center in which we're looking at teens and young adults who report using reproductive health and fertility preservation services, as well as those who report not having used those services, and to try and get an idea of what some of the barriers and challenges are to help promote and facilitate their use and benefit of those services. And one of the things I really appreciated about the taboo article was that it did touch upon the experience of sexual and gender minorities, an issue that I think has really not been captured so well in the clinical and research literature over the years as attention to fertility preservation, oncofertility, has really come to the fore. And I that's great. I think that's really important. But at least at the clinical level, I think a lot of young people who are going through-- you know, one of the aspects of growing up and being a teenager or young adult is identifying, being comfortable, becoming comfortable with yourself, and becoming comfortable with who you are, that notion of identity development. So things like sex, sexuality, sexual identity, gender identity are rather fluid and change for young people. So seeing that addressed in that article I think helped to really attend to some of the current knowledge and science that we now have a better understanding of sex and gender identification in young people. Dr. Anne Katz: So just to contextualize the article that we're talking about, the ASCO Virtual Education program will feature a presentation about the taboo topics in adolescent and young adult oncology and strategies to help oncology care providers managing the challenging conversations with this population and that we have to be having with them. So the corresponding article was just published in ASCO's Educational Book, which is an amazing resource for oncology care providers. I don't want to steal the author's thunder. And I really encourage everybody to read this. But let's talk a little bit about these taboo topics, specifically those that are not mentioned in the article and that are so important for us to talk about. So Brad, what do you think is one topic that's missing from this article? Dr. Brad Zebrack: Well, after I read the article, one of the first things that jumped out to me was the issue about religion and faith. And my experience and working with teens and young adults and actually cancer patients of all ages is that, for many, faith and religion is an asset. It's something that helps them deal with the adversities of life. And there's a whole body of literature around, particularly for older adults and especially at the end of life, how being able to rely on faith and rely on religion is really important and really helpful to deal with these adversities. For young people, it's different. Because again, just like sex and gender, like I was talking about earlier, developing a religious identity and a faith basis is also fluid and changing for young people. I remember once talking to a young woman. She was 25 years old. She was just a couple of years out of therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. And she was telling me about how growing up she was very involved in her youth group, her church youth group, and how being part of that youth group was so important and going to church and having a strong basis and faith in her religion was important. But when cancer hit, it was very disturbing to her, because she found herself questioning her faith in God. So questioning the faith was an existential challenge to her that she found very distressing. And the fact that she was questioning her faith was doubly distressing to her. So you know, I think that any kind of distress like that for young patients is going to have implications for their adherence to therapy and their ability to cope with the myriad challenges that accompany a cancer diagnosis and its treatment. Dr. Anne Katz: I think that's a really good point. And there's certainly literature that points to the role of faith in women with breast cancer, particularly in women of color, and how that friendship and those bonds that are created and really helped people through the experience. So how do we talk, or how do we ask or assess faith in young patients? Certainly, I'm kind of out as a woman who is Jewish, I'm quite secular. But I'm pretty out about it. And it suddenly informs a lot of what I talk about particularly regarding end of life issues. And I know that sometimes when I say to somebody, yeah, I'm Jewish and my faith says whatever, often you can actually see a little start. It's something that depressed people are not really used to talking about. And why aren't we? Dr. Brad Zebrack: Yeah, a couple of things. I think in some ways health providers are not trained or prepared or have the time to sit and listen with patients as they talk about the different ways that cancer is affecting their life. Part of this is just a function of our crazy health care system. Well, you're up in Canada-- I'm down here in the US. And we certainly have a lot of challenges down here in our system. But you when you raised the question about how do we talk to the young people, I think it's more about listening to them. I have found in both my research as well as in my clinical work over the years that just sitting down with cancer patients and asking them to tell me about how is cancer affecting your life right now-- and just to let them talk and let them talk. And you know, when I think back to this young woman who was telling me about these faith challenges that she was having, I was sitting down with young people and just asking, how is cancer affecting your life right now? And they will share. And they will open up. And I think that another key piece is to resist the desire to want to fix things for young people. I think it's just the listening and the ability for them to have that opportunity to talk about it. And then particularly the other thing I've done in this adolescent young adult space is to connect young people with other young people. Having them then feel like it's OK to have these conversations, whether it's in a retreat or a workshop or a camp program or even a support group that just involves other adolescents and young adults, just to be able to facilitate a space where those young people can talk with each other about some of these issues I have found to be very powerful and even have some of the empirical evidence that shows that participating in these programs and retreats really contributes to improved ability to manage symptoms. Dr. Anne Katz: So that's actually a perfect segue way to something that I've been thinking about. I recently participated as a speaker at a virtual conference for young adults with cancer. And one of the questions I was asked was, if you have sex with someone, do you have to quarantine or isolate for 14 days afterwards, and other questions just about the isolation that I think young people, particularly those who are not living in large metropolitan areas, they may be the only person in their rural area or perhaps small town that they know has cancer. And that isolation and feeling different is really distressing for them. So what would you tell a young man or woman who really feels isolated? How do you advise them? Dr. Brad Zebrack: So I think the first thing that I know that they're going to do is they're going to go online. And they're going to use their social media accounts and networks to try and connect with others and find information as well as support. So knowing that that's going to happen, I find that as a health provider it's my responsibility to make sure that they, to the best of their ability, can sort through all that information and be able to distinguish resources and information that's going to be helpful from resources and information that, in essence, is snake oil and could potentially be harmful. I think we're talking about engaging young people in ability for them to develop some critical thinking, that when they're online and they're looking at all these resources to do things like, well, what's the source of the information that's coming at you? Is it a reputable organization? Just to give them some of the concrete skills-- so that they can sort through some of this stuff.   Because I think that the biggest current concern I have is that they're going to be out there in that world, and every piece of information is evaluated equally. And we know that that's not the case, that there are reputable sources. So I think on the provider side what we can be doing is developing resource lists. Social workers are very keen and trained to keep these lists updated and provide these reputable lists to young people, so we can guide them to where to find safe and reputable information and support online. Dr. Anne Katz: Yeah. And I think maybe this is a good place to put a plug in for organizations such as Teen Cancer America and Stupid Cancer that have done so much for this population in a relatively short period of time, where individuals can find like-minded people, people who have been through the same experiences. And so much of the work is done online anyway that this could provide them with a good fit for education, for support, and perhaps even for dating. And certainly I know of young couples who have met through online fora such as this. So let's get back to the article again. So the article deals with sex. It deals with money, financial toxicity, certainly deals with end of life and death issues. And you've certainly raised the topic of faith. Can we talk a little bit perhaps about trust, which I think underlies everything that we as oncology care providers do? And was it really addressed? It underlies I think a lot of what is said. But how do we develop trust with these young people who often have every reason not to trust us? Dr. Brad Zebrack: Yeah, that's a great question, Anne, and I'm glad you're bringing attention to that. Because particularly for adolescents and young adults, cancer is a really rare disorder. So when they start to experience symptoms and they go to see a doctor, oftentimes what these young people experience is, if they're reporting a pain in their leg, for example, the doctor is not going to obviously jump to the first thing. Oh, you have cancer. So it may be written off as something like growing pains. So what is a common experience amongst young people is that they're reporting these symptoms. They're reporting these conditions, and they're being minimized or discounted by a number of different doctors and, for most of them, appropriately so. But for those who ultimately get diagnosed with cancer, what they've now experienced is a number of physicians, a number of health care providers, who have discounted their experience. So now that when they're told that they have cancer, many of them have now developed a distrust of the health care system and a distrust of doctors. And I think that work then needs to be done to re-engage and reinforce that sense of trust amongst young people. I think we're also in an era now where we're really hearing an emergence, particularly from young people of color and persons of color, that there's a whole other aspect of experiencing discrimination and racism in institutions, whether it's health care systems, educational systems and so on, which makes it doubly imperative for us within the system to reinforce and encourage and build trust with patients. Dr. Anne Katz: So how do you build trust? Dr. Brad Zebrack: Oh, boy. Again, I mean, the first thing that comes to mind is listening; to just sit down and spend some time listening to the concerns of our patients. Given that we may have just given them a cancer diagnosis, given that we may just have told them the prognosis of something say, like, high risk leukemia, which maybe has a 50% or less prognosis for long-term survival; I think we just need to then take a breath and step back and let these young patients process this and listen to them about their concerns about what aspects of their life they think are now going to be impacted and where we may be able to provide some support and assistance. Dr. Anne Katz: So as you're talking about this and as we were talking a little earlier about listening, I can hear some of my oncology physician colleagues say, 'yeah, but I don't have the time. I have x number of patients to see in x number of hours. And I just don't have the time.' And I think you and I both, as psychosocial providers, we have that gift. We can. We can ask the question and sit for 20 minutes and listen. And I think that that is just such a disgrace, honestly, that physician colleagues, many of whom would like to talk, would like to listen, just don't have the time to do it. And then you'll end up in a situation where that is the young person who is constantly calling. And then they get labeled as being needy or difficult. And that carries through the rest of their treatment, which is really, really sad, because they just want information. They want support. And it sets them up for really a long period of treatment where perhaps they are labeled. Is there anything else that stands out for you from this article? It certainly touches on gender and sexual minorities. It certainly touches on some of these big issues. Is there perhaps, as we get to the end of this, some of the subtleties that stand out for you, particularly because of the body of research that you have provided for us? Dr. Brad Zebrack: Again, one of the reasons I so appreciated the article because it was really elevating issues of sex, money, death. Whether we want to talk with young patients about this or not, these things are on their mind. And just now when we were talking about physicians maybe feeling like they just don't have the time to do all this engagement or to do all this listening, and I guess what I would say to them is, but you don't have to. Addressing cancer requires a team whether you're working in a large academic facility where you've got a team of collaborators, including nurses and mental health professionals and therapists. But even to the providers who are working in small community settings that maybe don't have right hand availability to mental health providers, I would encourage them to utilize the resources that they have in their community and refer their patients out to some of these other supportive services either in their community or online because it does take a community to address these aspects of cancer that are not just physical, but they're psychological. They're social. They're faith-based. They're existential. Even if you're assessing aspects of sleep, for example, or pain, what we may think of these as physical symptoms of cancer, they have psychological and social implications. And there are evidence-based psychological and social interventions to help address things like fatigue and pain. So again, we've got to think about cancer care as a shared and collaborative approach and even to draw upon our colleagues in adolescent medicine who have some of that orientation to the human developmental aspects of young people and how that's a whole other layer of experience. But back to your question, death, sex-- you know, those of you who might be Woody Allen movie fans, every movie he ever made -sex and death were at the forefront. And young people are thinking these things whether we ask them about it or not. Dr. Anne Katz: Yeah. And I think further to your point about needing a community, a village, a city to support these young people is also recognizing that for the younger patient, their family needs support. I can imagine nothing worse than being the parent of an adolescent or young adult who has cancer. It is more than life altering, right? It turns out our ideas of how life is going to go completely on its head. And then for the perhaps the young adult who's a little bit older, let's think about their partner and what they go through when often they are really ill-equipped to deal with these kinds of issues. Our patients are a village in and of themselves, and we need to include their supports. And I think sometimes we perhaps view parents as infantilizing and sort of getting in the way of some of the stuff that we have to do and not allowing that adolescent or young adult to reach those developmental milestones that they need to. And I think sometimes it's really hard to sort of think beyond the patient and recognize that their friends, their social circle are stunned, don't know what to say. And often, friendships fall away. Dr. Brad Zebrack: Yeah. That's such a great point, Anne. Because again, when you think about the relatively few adolescents and young adult patients that'll be seen in oncology practices compared to tons of older adults, older people, they've lived a life. And they've had experiences of dealing with adversity. And every time you have an experience of adversity in your life, you learn ways to cope. And then you can apply those learnings to the next time that some other challenge comes up in your life. But for young people, they haven't had these experiences and these abilities to build up sort of a set of coping skills. So when we think about relationships, there's the proverbial couple walking to the altar and getting married. And it's like, we're going to be together til death do us part, right? And I think the young people are thinking, well, the health challenges and death, that's going to come later. That's later in life. But when it hits them early in life, they really lack the coping skills, the ability to communicate within a couple and really oftentimes can benefit from some outside support, some outside experience to help them negotiate those relationships. Dr. Anne Katz: Yeah. So you know, it looks like we have to wrap this up now. Certainly, I hope this has given some food for thought to those who have listened to this podcast. It really has been a pleasure to talk to you once again. Thank you so much for sharing those valuable insights that I think can be practiced changing and certainly life changing for those that we serve. So thank you so much, Brad. Dr. Brad Zebrack: Yeah. Well, thank you, Anne. Thanks for the invitation and also for the great work that you've done for years in providing support to this population as well. Dr. Ann Katz: Thanks. And thank you to our listeners for joining us for this episode of the ASCO Daily News podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review this podcast on Apple podcasts. Thank you. Disclaimer: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. COI Disclosures:  Dr. Anne Katz - No Relationships to Disclose Dr. Brad Zebrack - No Relationships to Disclose  

Pour la ‘’Journée Nationale’’ des survivants du cancer, Roger Daltrey des Who – co-fondateur de Teen Cancer America — et le chanteur Harry Hudson, qui a survécu à un lymphome d’Hodgkin, ont partagé un extrait de leur conversation à propos de la maladie. Steve Howe, guitariste de Yes, a sorti un nouveau single solo intitulé ‘’The Headlands’’. ‘’Metallica Mondays’’, pour la dernière fois, le groupe partage le concert du 18 juin dernier, à Manchester, à voir sur Classic21.be . --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, de Belgique et de partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 18h30 et le lendemain à 7h30.

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I am so excited this is the first collaboration on this podcast episode. Sara and I meet via email through Teen Cancer America because we both led a meditation for the VP.Sara and I connected and we saw just how powerful our conversation and mindset was around cancer, so we decide to curate our conversation for you to listen in on.Even if you have not had cancer, yet you have had something devasting event happen in your life, this is a great episode to listen too.We break it down how anyone can start their journey to recovering and truly help others.Tune in to receive the frequency.Sara Krish is a Spiritual Guide for women seeking healing and transformation through the strengthening of their connection to divine intelligence (God, Source, Spirit). She uses a blend of psychological and spiritual practices to heal the mind and emotional body of her clients so they may rise into a higher state of consciousness allowing them to create the life they are intended to have...one filled with an abundance of love.Website:www.sarakrish.comEnjoy this video and for more please listen to my 3 step mindset audio + meditation where I share with you how to empower yourself to create the life of your dreams by understanding how to follow your feelings.https://audio.colleengallagher.co/empowerSocial Mediawww.instagram.com/iamcolleengallagherwww.instagram.com/@theflybuddha

Andrew and Alex are joined by guest producer Sam Rich as they talk urban dictionary definitions, the Mars Volta, and Sam's current photography project shooting portraits of living country legends for an upcoming book called Words of Love detailing the life and work of Buddy Holly benefiting Teen Cancer America 

Cheers and hoppy new year! We're starting things off with a beer for a cause from a local San Diego brewery that's making waves in North Park: You Better You Bet hazy pale ale from Fall Brewing. Not only is Fall making great beer, but they're helping to bring awareness to Teen Cancer America.Greg talks about his trip to Paso Robles that included booze and horse riding as well as his journey to Firestone Walker and his tour through the barrel room.In Sports News: the Patriots have been eliminated, the Cowboys are looking at a new head coach, the Rams need a new defensive coordinator, Jimmy Garoppolo is fined for being a good guy, the Lakers are looking to trade, and the NBA loses a family member.Dan reviews Golden Globe-winning Joker.Our Bullpen Beer is Nuttybar Stout from Weldwerks Brewing Company in Colorado.In Booze News: Pliny the younger will be released in bottles, Anchor Brewing employees finalize their union contract, Molson Coors to cease production in Irwindale, CA, Heineken is giving away beer, Anderson Cooper can't take shots, and a drunken driver is caught driving without his tires.Our Beer Babe of the Week is Hope, make sure you follow her on Instagram @ahopey.perth!Our Old Timey Word of the Week: "Dark Cully ." Use it on social media and tag us for a shout out!Cheers to Phoenix, AZ, for being our top listening city for last week!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer shots: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter, and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial us at (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Ashley Reinke won Miss Arizona International 2018 and is a Certified Nutritionist living in San Jose, California. Using her pageant notoriety, she has parlayed her career into the health and wellness space specializing in plant based, farm-to-table cooking. During her reign, Ashley earned her sports nutrition science certification and she is completing her master’s degree in nutritional science. As a young working professional, Ashley knows how intimidating it can be to step into a kitchen. To show her peers how eating healthy can be easy, inexpensive and fun, Ashley created her “Five Ingredients Under Five Dollars” program where she demonstrates on live television various delicious recipes and gives healthy tips that don’t break busy schedules or tight budgets. Coupled with her pageant fame and 23K plus Instagram followers, Ashley is a favorite guest on countless live local daytime talk shows as a Nutrition Expert. Her appearances include FOX News in Sacramento, FOX’s Great Day Fresno, LasVegas Now, Good Day Sacramento, and Tucson Morning Blend. She’s also a go-to nutritionist and wellness expert in print and was featured in totalbeauty.com where she weighed in on "How to Order Healthy at Starbucks." Some of her beautifully well staged TV tabletop segments include "Cholesterol Lowering Snacks," "Plant Based BBQ Ideas," "Fitness Fueling Foods," "Heart Healthy Summer Recipes," "Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol," "Tips on Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain," "Bake Your Way to Better Heart Health" and "Healthy Desserts." A marathon runner in top physical shape, Ashley’s been a runway, fitness and commercial model for over a decade. She’s worked with such major companies as Mercedes Benz USA Luxury Cars, Marriott Hotels, the National Football League, Nordstrom, and Macy’s. Passionate about philanthropy and giving back to her community, Ashley launched Chomp Out Cancer, a program that partners with food banks to promote nutrition education for disease prevention. She also works with various non-profit organizations including Teen Cancer America, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank, and Ronald McDonald House Charities. Learn more www.ashleyreinke.com or on Instagram @ashleyareinke.

Join in this special interview with Rebecca Rothstein --  Board Chairwoman, Executive Committee Chair and founding member of Teen Cancer America -- an organization founded by The Who’s, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. The mission of Teen Cancer America is to raise the bar on how young people with cancer are treated by establishing specialized facilities and services to help meet their physical and emotional needs. Rebecca was a dream to interview. She’s the real deal; authentic and big hearted. She shares how teens and young adults with cancer are selected for a board of advisors and described how they get to design their own teen lounges and spaces within their units. Yes, that’s patients designing for their own unique needs in the hospital setting! If you want to hear something new and heart warming in the world of hospital design, then you are going to love this episode! Rebecca Rothstein is a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor at Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group and became involved with Teen Cancer through her friendship with musician Roger Daltrey. She has been quoted as saying “It’s always been Roger’s dream to bring the teen cancer cause to America, and I’m honored to help him achieve that vision.” In 2017, Forbes named Rebecca one of “America’s Top Wealth Advisors” and in 2018 recognized her as the #1 “Top Women’s Wealth Advisor.” She focuses on helping high-net- worth individuals, families and institutions pursue their financial goals through wealth management and tax minimization strategies and legacy planning services. Rebecca believes in the power of building positive relationships with her clients and truly, she’s got a heart of gold. Learn more about Rebecca’s work with Teen Cancer America and all the cool things the organization is doing to help TYA’s  by visiting: https://teencanceramerica.org/ Watch the trailer for the documentary Cancer Rebellion directed and filmed by cancer survivor Hernan Barangan, who travels to all 50 states to uncover the stories of others who've also been diagnosed with cancer in their youth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bAJdxZX6Ic  A big thank you to our industry partner The Center For Health Design! Learn more about the incredible research, advocacy, and education work The Center For Health Design is doing at http://healthdesign.org. You can gain access to the Center’s Knowledge Repository which contains over 2,500 references and key point summaries on multiple topics in different healthcare settings by becoming a Center For Health Design Affiliate. And finally, I’d like to thank the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers for their support of this show. Find out more about their certification program at http://aahid.org. In the episode you will learn: The similarities and differences between the Evidence Based Design process and Teen Center America’s approach to designing their units. The reason The Who’s Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend founded Teen Cancer America might not be what you think it is. Why Roger Daltrey is always saying not to put teddy bears and stuffed animals on the walls of the units, speaks directly to the unique design needs of this group. A heartwarming story of Jonathan Kotch---a man who beat the odds of his survival after a rare illness started eating away his limbs and the medical trauma at the hospital and the skilled nursing facility near the Mayo clinic where he stayed. How Teen and Young Adult Cancer Units are built within one to two years. Why this population group has special and unique physical and emotional needs that play a big role in patient-centered design. 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On September 13th, Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia will make a stop at the Rosemont Theatre and feature Townshend, Billy Idol, Eddie Vedder, and Alfie Boe as “Jimmy”. Additionally, the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and Chicago Children’s Proceeds from the concert will benefit Teen Cancer America.

The classic sports movie "A League of Their Own" lends itself to some interesting facts from intern Julia, and Duke Basketball's special assistant coach Nolan Smith previews his Hoop-a-thon Challenge to benefit Teen Cancer America and gives his all time top 5 Duke shooters.

This week on the Heads 'N Tales podcast I interview Raeanna Gutkowski, who was a division-one athlete on the Marist College women's volleyball team until she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma after her freshman season.  Raeanna and I both grew up in the town of Long Valley, NJ and attended West Morris Central High School at the same time.  Osteosarcoma is a pediatric bone cancer that is often found in teenagers.  Raeanna first knew something was wrong when she developed a nagging pain in her knee, especially when it was in full flexion (heel to butt).  After trying to play through the pain, as most competitive athletes do, Raeanna finally went to the Marist Team doctor where they performed an MRI on her knee.  What was initially thought to be a torn meniscus turned out to be a bone tumor that would change Raeanna's life forever. Raeanna was forced to undergo intense chemotherapy treatments and eventually had to have a portion of her femur removed (as seen in the Xray below).  Unfortunately, Raeanna had to overcome what seemed to be endless complications that were a result of her treatment.  After her first dose of chemotherapy she came down with an often fatal disease called typhlitis and had to have part of her intestine removed.  Throughout the entire interview, I kept waiting for the turning point in her story for when her condition began to improve, but it just never seemed to come (truly jaw-dropping).  I also had a few complications from my head surgery, but mine paled in comparison to Rae's.  Download this episode to hear all the details, it is truly amazing to see how healthy and happy Rae is today after what she has gone through. Xray of Raeanna's Prosthetic Knee In addition to Raeanna's story of overcoming cancer, we also talk about her transition to life after sports and how she has found a new passion as a spin instructor. I took one of her classes after part-one of our interview at the New York Sports Club in Hoboken, NJ.  It quickly became obvious why Rae was such a successful athlete and was successful in beating cancer.  Her drive, passion and determination are contagious and I hope this podcast episode is another way to spread her mindset.  We also discussed some of the great opportunities she has received because of cancer and some of the amazing people she has met and been able to help along the way.  Specifically Raeanna talks about her friend Clayton who is currently fighting the same cancer she beat. Raeanna and her friend Clayton at Equinox's "Cycle for Survival" fundraiser. Lastly, Raeanna talks about an organization called "Teen Cancer America" who aim to help hospitals and healthcare professionals bridge the gap between pediatric and adult oncology care. Teen Cancer America aims to educate and support hospitals and outpatient facilities in the development of specialized units for this age group. The units are a place just for teens and young adults where the cancer experience is understood and the importance of living life through the cancer journey is nourished.  Below is a video on their mission. Download Episode 32 : iTunes | Stitcher Permalink