Tag Archives: lung cancer

Carole Yu: Caring for Yourself and Others

January 23, 2018PodcastA-Z West, Andrea Zittel, architect, architecture, Camp Kesem, cancer, Carole Yu, Chef Dara Yu, cooking, Dominique Ansel, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fashion, Food Network, George Yu, lung cancer, MasterChef Junior, Momo Los Angeles, Montana Avenue, runner-up, single motherDianeMcDaniel

Entrepreneur and independent business owner Carole Yu talks about coping with her husband’s death from cancer while raising two young daughters. With support from Camp Kesem and other organizations, Carole helped her daughters survive and thrive despite the devastating loss of their father. Carole also talks about how she found the strength to follow through on her own life dreams one step at a time.

Camp Kesem is a nationwide community that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer: campkesem.org.

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Lisa Gainsley: Facilitating the Healing Journey

June 27, 2017Podcastbreast cancer, cancer, cancer patient, death, healing, lung cancer, lymphatic massage, lymphatic system, lymphedema, mother, wellnessDianeMcDaniel

Today I’m speaking with Lisa Gainsley, certified massage and lymphedema therapist, who works primarily with cancer patients. Lisa talks about how her journey of exploration—beginning with the academic study of cultural anthropology and religion, her training as a healer in various modalities, and her eventual specialization in the lymphatic system—brought her to the meaningful work of facilitating others in their own healing journey. She also talks about how her mother’s experience with lung cancer and her death when Lisa was 13 years old set her on a path of working with cancer patients as well as her own healing, wellness, and care of self.

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