Podcasts by When We Had Cancer

8: Brenda Washington from 2023-12-13T18:01:51.666153

Brenda is a bit more soft spoken than past cancer survivors on this podcast, her journey a bit more private and her circle a bit more intimate. Nonetheless, Brenda had a challenging but ultimate...

Season 2. 5: Michelle St. Germaine from 2023-12-13T18:01:51.647328

This episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a cancer survivor, I read a chapter from my book, "Six Women." This chapter is a story about a beautiful woman named Michelle called "...

Season 3. 4: Kathleen Haden, ANP from 2023-12-13T18:01:51.602694

Ms. Kathleen Haden, ANP, is a nurse practitioner who now focuses mainly on cancer prevention strategies in clinic. But her journey is an interesting one: training to be a nurse practitioner when...

Season 3. 3: Craig Slingluff, MD from 2023-08-28T01:38:17

Dr. Craig Slingluff is a surgical oncologist and immunology researcher who treats and investigates melanoma, respectively. But he also was diagnosed with cancer, himself. Two years ago, he found...

Season 3. 2: Ann Marie Smith, MDiv from 2023-08-21T02:09:56

Her breast cancer diagnosis in 2008 did not just have her thinking about death and dying, it inspired a second career: chaplaincy. Ms. Ann Marie Smith, MDiv, began volunteering with hospice care...

Season 3. 1: Fumiko Chino, MD from 2023-08-15T16:21:52

Starting off the 3rd season of "When We Had Cancer," which newly features providers (in the general sense) of cancer patients, is an interview with Dr. Fumiko Chino. Dr. Chino is a radiation onc...

Season 2. 7: Maggie Walsh from 2023-07-31T00:52:04

Maggie is a 34-year old cancer survivor who, frankly, isn’t thankful she ever was diagnosed. Maggie’s cancer compromised her fertility, brought upon anger, and played awful waiting games with bi...

Season 2. 6: Colleen Bergin from 2023-05-26T12:38:45

Colleen is a 3-year retiree and a two-time breast cancer survivor. Living in rural Virginia with her four animals and husband, Bill Collins, of almost 48 years (who gets credit for being her roc...

Season 2. 4: Deborah Clarkston from 2023-04-22T15:34:52

Deborah, Deb, or Debby—depending on who you are—is a 5year cancer survivor from triple negative breast cancer, s/p double mastectomy. An ER/ICU nurse by training, Deborah took the diagnosis seri...

Season 2. 3: Margarita Figueroa from 2023-02-25T22:14:45

Margarita shares about self care, trusting your gut (and your research!), and being a two-time cancer survivor. Part of the UVA Cancer Peer Parter Support Group, Margarita helps other folks who ...

Season 2. 2: Farah Contractor from 2022-01-14T23:41:20

Season 2. 1: Kate Franklin from 2021-09-18T21:13:37

Foster mom of puppies, spin class extraordinaire and excellent storyteller Kate Franklin sits down with me to tell us about her Leukemia diagnosis at age 4 and life since. Listen and learn about ho...

9: LaTonya Bennett from 2020-03-11T14:00:02

Full of energy and youthfulness, LaTonya is a natural storyteller with the perspective and story to match. One of the best things about having breast cancer was the self realization of her tenac...

7: Sheri Denkensohn-Trott from 2020-02-25T14:28:29

Sheri is a 10-year breast cancer survivor. Sheri is also a quadriplegic after a diving incident at age 16.  Injury coupled with illness, Sheri's challenging journey ten years ago was wrought wit...

6: Jacqueline Beale from 2020-02-25T14:19:09

Jacqueline is your unconventional cancer survivor- true alone from the fact that throughout our conversation about her breast cancer diagnosis she sat across from me with a beaming smile, giggli...

5: Ify Nwabukwu from 2020-02-24T19:28:46

Ify is an immigrant health advocate (and an African immigrant herself) who founded and serves as director of the organization, The African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association. Her spirituality, fa...

4: Jourgette Reid-Sillah from 2020-01-10T21:41:07

Ms. Reid-Sillah is a current D.C. resident who advocates on behalf of the underserved communities of the metropolitan area. In episode #4 of "When We Had Cancer," Ms. Reid-Sillah approaches her bre...

3: Vatesha Bouler from 2019-11-25T16:37:38

A kindergarten teacher born and raised in Chester, South Carolina, “Tesha” Bouler moved to the D.C. area seven years ago. At age 36, she found a lump in her breast and assumed it was a benign cy...

2: Susan Banta from 2019-11-18T18:14:53

Not a “survivor" and technically not said to be in remission either, Susan has been N.E.D. ("no evidence of disease") since her last surgery in January 2017. A local from northwest D.C. and the mot...

1: Gigi El-Bayoumi from 2019-11-10T18:56:39

Dr. Jehan "Gigi" El-Bayoumi is the founder and director of the GWU Rodham Institute, a clinical professor and internal medicine physician at GWU Hospital, and 15 years in remission since her dou...