Beating Incurable: Neck pain and a stunning cancer diagnosis

“Beating incurable," produced by Gina DiPietro, follows a cancer patient through treatment. The inspiring 5-part podcast series covers his journey in just an hour, where we learn how Tim finds the strength to keep moving forward, and how others can as well. While he’s a glass-half-full philosopher by nature, Tim also makes clear that there are plenty of tough days. And that’s OK. They are also survivable.

Listen to Episode 1 of Beating Incurable.

In the second episode of Beating Incurable, we dive deeper into the pain he'd been experiencing and how a visit with a specialist led to a stunning cancer diagnosis. Highlights include:

1:23 - How a fracture in Tim's neck led to a cancer diagnosis.
2:10 - Something he never saw coming.

3:20 - Myeloma bone disease, a side effect of Tim's cancer, put him at risk of paralysis from the neck down.
4:33 - Helping patients take on a life-changing diagnosis.
7:05 - How doctors would treat Tim's multiple myeloma.
9:22 - Explaining how he came to be featured in this story.
10:09 - Tim's first revelation on how cancer has changed him.

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