Share Your Story: Greg Ciola

In November 2019, Greg Ciola was diagnosed with stage 3 unresectable malignant metastatic melanoma. It spread to his brain as an egg-sized hemorrhaging stage 4 tumor that almost killed him. Going from feeling perfectly healthy to being in a battle for his life, Greg felt a spiritual call to start a support group to help people battling cancer.

02:37: I knew nothing about melanoma.
04:43: You have metastatic melanoma.
06:12: How often do you have to have the infusion?
08:45: I had to do constant blood draws to see what was going on.
10:03: All the scans were clear up until October of 2020.
12:19: We see something in your brain.
14:41: It can show up anywhere.
16:40: Was your wife allowed to be with you in the beginning?
19:07: Did you only have to do the procedure one time?
22:55: If anything's off, they won't give you the immunotherapy.
25:31: Prior to cancer, you were into fitness wellness working out supplements.
27:05: Do you think this was harder for you to go through it as a patient or as a caregiver?
29:01: What has been your worst moment?
30:54: What about your best moment?
33:14: What's one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning?
33:50: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U.S., what would it be and why?
36:15: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.
38:23: Aside from Cancer U, what's one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

Resources

Did you like this episode? If so, please give us a review.

Please support the show by

Buying us a Virtual Coffee
Joining our Patreon Community

We love hearing from our listeners! Send us a voicemail and tell us what kind of cancer stories you want to hear.

Create your podcast on PodPage (affiliate link)

Submit your guest profile on Podmatch (affiliate link)

If you're a cancer patient, caregiver, or survivor, join Cancer U!

Our Core Membership includes our Locals Community for only $5/month. Find support, learn from others, and make new friends. Join Now!