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Campfires of Hope: Stories of Cancer aims to empower the adult cancer survivor community through storytelling and education. Epic Experience is a Colorado-based nonprofit that is passionate about ensuring no one goes through a cancer journey alone.
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Navigating Blood Cancer with Blood Cancer United (opens the original)
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September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and on this episode of Campfires of Hope, Gail aka “Sunshine” sits down with Tricia Hernandez and Elissa Baldwin from Blood Cancer United to talk about blood cancers, their personal connections to the community, and the resources available to those affected by a diagnosis. Tricia and Elissa share their journeys into blood cancer advocacy and discuss the mission of Blood Cancer United: to cure blood cancer and improve the quality of life of all patients
Thriving Beyond Prostate Cancer with Glen Williams (opens the original)
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and in this episode, we’re highlighting the experience of living and thriving beyond a prostate cancer diagnosis with Glen Williams, a prostate cancer survivor and participant in Epic Experience’s inaugural Thriving Together Camp. Glen shares his personal journey as a prostate cancer thriver, including the unique physical, mental, and emotional challenges that can come with a prostate cancer diagnosis. He also discusses the impact of Thriving Togethe
From Survivor to Mentor: Helping Others Thrive Beyond Cancer (opens the original)
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Phil Baughman is a cholangiocarcinoma survivor who knows firsthand how a cancer diagnosis can change the course of your life. After navigating his own cancer journey, Phil discovered Epic Experience and attended a weeklong camp, where he found more than adventure—he found connection, community, and a group of people who understood the challenges that come with life after cancer. Today, Phil is thriving beyond his diagnosis and using his experience to support and encourage others facing cancer. I
Questioning, Advocating, Overcoming: Beyond a Rare Diagnosis (opens the original)
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Diagnosed with stage 4 mucosal melanoma—a rare cancer that accounts for just 1% of all melanoma cases—Dane Thorp faced unimaginable odds. In this episode, he shares how resilience and self-advocacy led him to pursue a clinical trial, endure extensive jaw reconstruction surgery, and ultimately achieve no evidence of disease (NED). Dane also opens up about overcoming severe radiation side effects and a grueling 6–8 month opioid withdrawal that became an unexpected battle of its own. Dane's story i
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