My special guest is Mike Lawing. Along with being a kidney cancer survivor, Mike serves as Moderator of the 4,000 member Kidney Cancer Forum hosted by the Kidney Cancer Association (www.kidneycancer.org) and is a Patient Advocate Liaison at their annual International Kidney Cancer Symposiums in Chicago. We're going to tap into Mike's vast knowledge,
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Ladies Who Inspire today at 2:00 p.m. EST W4WN.com
My guest will be breast cancer surviver Brenda Jones. After what felt like an eternity of tests, scans, mammograms, biopsies and two surgical procedures, Jones began radiation treatment. By that point, she had simply had enough, and she felt angry. "I remember walking in and the staff pointed to a dressing room and said 'go
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LOVE OVER BINGO, Thurs., Dec. 1, 7:00 p.m. W4CY.com
Love Over Bingo with Joni Aldrich: My guest is Dr. Robert Minor, who writes articles for Baby Boomers on dating, romance, and relationships for the popular website: 50PlusPrime.com. We're going to have some fun and talk about dating for mature adults over the holidays! Let's keep the chat rooms full. We want to hear
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CAREGIVING S.O.S. Wed, Nov 30, 2:00 p.m. EST on W4WN
HANDYPRO: ADAPTING A HOME FOR A PATIENT'S NEEDS WITH AN EYE ON SAFETY
My guest is Robert Gurinowitsch with HandyPro, a franchise whose mission is to provide professional handyman service with a focus on independent living for people with in-home care needs. They do home modifications to keep loved ones enjoying their families and maintain
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CANCER S.O.S. on Mon., Nov. 28th, at 2:00 p.m. EST
THE IMPORTANCE OF COUNSELING SUPPORT FOR THE CANCER FAMILY
My very special guest is Ben Weast (MA, LPC, NCC, CT), a medical family therapist at the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Hospital. Ben provides counseling support to patients, their family members, and caregivers primarily with lung cancer, head/neck cancer, sarcoma, or melanoma. It takes
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LADIES WHO INSPIRE Fri, Nov 25, 2:00 p.m. EST W4WN.com
TERRI CORCORAN: WIFE OF A DEMENTIA PATIENT AND BOARD MEMBER OF WELL SPOUSE
Terri's story from my book: Understanding with Compassion: Help for Loved Ones and Caregivers of a Brain Illness Patient: "My husband is severely impaired cognitively and physically by a genetic condition similar to Alzheimer's in that it attacks the brain. He has
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Multi-vitamins and supplements: How do we make the best choice?
We've seen the headlines:
One report screams that vitamin E is suddenly bad for men. Another howls that supplements can shorten a woman’s lifespan.
It’s no better when it comes to food: One day we read that caffeine is good, the next it’s bad. Red wine today helps the heart, tomorrow it
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CAREGIVING SOS on Wed., Nov. 23rd, at 2:00 p.m.
CAREGIVER SAFETY: WHEN A BRAIN ILLNESS PATIENT BECOMES AGGRESSIVE
On this first show dealing with brain illness caregiving, my guest is Nataly Rubinstein, MSW, LCSW, who authored the award winning book: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; The Caregiver's Complete Survival Guide. Nataly's advice applies to any brain illness, including brain tumors and brain cancer. During
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Let’s talk about diet supplements
Do you take supplements? Most of us do.
Join journalist-blogger Susan Rich as she chats with listeners about how to Learn, Eat, Thrive on her internet radio show, Rich&Gluten-Free.
This week Susan interviews Gary Kracoff, naturopathic physician and registered pharmacist, at Johnson Compounding & Wellness Center located in Waltham, MA. They’re going
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CANCER S.O.S. Mon., Nov. 21st at 2:00 p.m. EST
CANCER S.O.S. on Monday, November 21st, at 2:00 p.m. EST on www.W4WN.com
JONNY IMERMAN, CANCER SURVIVOR AND FOUNDER OF IMERMAN ANGELS
Imerman Angels carefully matches and individually pairs a person touched by cancer with someone who has fought and survived the same type of cancer (a Mentor Angel). Cancer caregivers (
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