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Cancer, Statistics, and Coping with Uncertainty by Lisa Murphree
I used to love statistics. I loved how I could use statistics to understand my world and guide my decision-making. For example, knowing that seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers by 45%[i] is great motivation to wear one. Being aware that running for one hour could add seven hours to your life[ii] makes you want to put your running shoes on. Thinking that you are doing the right thing is comforting, and it is satisfying when statistics confirm your decisions. From my late-twenties and into my thirties, I thought that if I did all the right things – exercise, eat right, maintain a healthy…
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If I Knew Then…. What I’d Tell My Pre-Cancer Self by Pam Sachs
I’ve always heard the saying, “If only I knew then what I know now!” Like most people, I’ve had this thought plenty over my 30-something-year-old life. For example: “Gosh, if only I could go back and tell myself how silly I looked that whole year of middle school when I refused to wear any color but shades of blue!” It was my signature color, after all. Still, it’s strange to finally have the opportunity to pen a letter to yourself detailing the things you wish you would have known, particularly through the lens of a cancer diagnosis. First and foremost- some background for those who don’t know me. Hi, my…
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The Survivor Series with Neha Kothari |Episode 25
Good People! Welcome to the next episode in The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! I can’t believe it is July already? It will be winter before we know it! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. In this episode of the podcast, you will meet Neha Kothari, a fellow young adult breast cancer survivor who…
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The Co-Survivor Corner with Crystaline Barger and Kelley Johnson |Episode 24
Good People! Thanks for clicking over to my little corner of the podcast world and rocking with me! Welcome to the next episode of the Co-Survivor Corner where I interview caregivers and co-survivors of those of us that face cancer! These outtakes and interviews will be the real and honest look at those who care for others after a cancer diagnosis. You are in for a real treat! In this episode of the podcast, I chat with my girls, Crystaline and Kelley, and did we have a great convo about faith, resiliency, and the reality of dealing with breast cancer! Both of their mothers were diagnosed with breast cancer and they…
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The Survivor Series with Jamika Williams |Episode 22
Good People! Welcome to the next in The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. In this episode of the podcast, you will meet Jamika Williams, a young adult leukemia survivor who is also a member of the Young Adult Cancer Support Group (YACS) with the Cancer Cancer Caring Center…
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The Co-Survivor Corner with Reginald & Gwen Murphy |Episode 21
Good People! Thanks for clicking over to my little corner of the podcast world and rocking with me! Welcome to the very first episode of the Co-Survivor Corner where I interview caregivers and co-survivors of those of us that face cancer! These outtakes and interviews will be the real and honest look at those who care for others after a cancer diagnosis. You are in for a real treat! In this episode of the podcast, I sit down and talk with my parents! When I tell you, you are in for a great time, I mean it! We discuss the ups and downs between my Dad and I being diagnosed with…
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The Survivor Series with Erin Pottgen |Episode 13
Good People! Welcome to the next in The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. In this episode of the podcast, you will meet Erin Pottgen a fellow breast cancer survivor whom is also a member of the Young Adult Cancer Support Group (YACS) with the Cancer Cancer Caring Center…
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The Survivor Series with Stephanie & Matt Scoletti |Episode 11
Good People! Happy New Year, I am so grateful you have stuck around to hang with your girl into 2019! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. So, welcome to the first look into The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! In this episode, the eleventh of the podcast, you will meet the phenom power couple Stephanie…
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Know Me! |Episode 8
December 22, 2018 Welcome to the eighth episode of This Exceptional Journey Podcast! Listen as I share things I love, who I am and all things me! Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review! Let’s dive in! ————————————————————————————————- Follow me on Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yolanda.murphy.5895https://www.facebook.com/thisexceptionaljourney/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisexceptionaljourney/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tejpodcast Website: https://thisexceptionaljourney.com/ Organizations I’m a Part of: PA Breast Cancer Coalition https://www.pabreastcancer.org/ Living Beyond Breast Cancer https://lbbc.org/ Young Survival Coalition https://www.youngsurvival.org/ Cancer Caring Center http://cancercaring.org/ Music By The Passion HiFiwww.thepassionhifi.com
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New Pics, New Me
It is interesting to look around a place where you found out your diagnosis but now are living cancer free. What once was, is not where you used to be and you try to navigate this new side of you. Here are my thoughts of changing my place to reflect my return to a “normal” life after a diagnosis. So…I put up new pictures in my place today…Any other time, this would not be a big deal, of course!Over time we all alter and change, so with time we “renew” our home surroundings to match our life, right?Well, what happens when you feel your life has been on hold since…
