Share Your Story: Matt Ode

At the age of 24, Matt Ode was diagnosed with Stage 3C Testicular Cancer. By the age of 25, he was led into a 2-week coma with multiple near-death experiences having to relearn to live his life over again. Fast forward 5 years, Matt is now a keynote motivational speaker and coach helping individuals transform their setbacks into their superpowers.

02:22: We have what's called scan anxiety.
04:10: I had to get rushed into the emergency surgery.
07:30: They found out I had the highest stage of testicular cancer.
09:11: There are so many ways of doing chemotherapy.
11:35: Your tumor is wrapped around what's called your inferior vena cava.
13:18: I was in the hospital for an entire week.
15:18: After 53 days I couldn't eat anything.
17:27: I was in a coma.
19:15: We offered um 40 hours of personal training for free to all our employees.
21:23: What was your worst moment?
22:58: Why did you stop doing physical therapy?
25:33: How did you propose?
27:23: What's one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning?
29:57: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.
31:05: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

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