Juliet Aguwa, founder of Courage to Dare. She was born in Africa, where she studied theatre arts and did some TV acting. Now an American citizen living in Wisconsin, Juliet was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her second daughter was born. “The only thing I remembered saying to my doctor was ‘I want to […]
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TREATMENT S.O.S., Thurs., Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m. EST W4WN.com
Supplements to boost your immune defenses. Dr. Lise Alschuler is a naturopathic doctor with board certification in naturopathic oncology. Dr. Alschuler is also vice president of quality and education at Emerson Ecologics, the leading provider of professional-grade nutritional supplements to healthcare practitioners. She is co-author of The Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to […]
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CAREGIVING S.O.S., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2:00 p.m. EST on www.W4WN.com with Joni Aldrich, author of Understanding with Compassion: Help for Loved Ones and Caregivers of a Brain Illness Patient
Meeting the brain illness patient in their world. Many caregivers and family members find this very difficult to do. However, the patient can’t return to our world. My guest will be Neysa Peterson, the co-author of my books on caregiving for a brain illness patient and an MS in counseling. Neysa cared for her husband […]
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DIAGNOSIS S.O.S., Tues., Jan. 31, 2:00 p.m. EST W4WN.com
Blood based cancers. Since my own husband died of multiple myeloma, this is a bittersweet show for me. However, I really want to focus on leukemia and myeloma, what they are, their symptoms, risk factors, etc. My guest is Dr. Daniel Pollyea, an investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, clinical director of leukemia […]
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“CHER”ing “My” Smile Guest John A. Nittolo for 2.6.12
John A Nittolo 770-891-2621 Deltajohn56@gmail.com Expert in: – Tactical training – Martial arts – Security – Antiterrorism Master Trainer and Supervisor – Fire Arms and Weaponry – Police Tactics Instructor John A. Nittolo has over 30 years of extensive experience training law enforcement, military and self-defense for women at The Sports Edge Fitness center. He […]
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CANCER S.O.S., Monday, Jan. 30, 2:00 p.m. EST on W4WN.com
The chemo drug shortage. How many are dying for their drugs? In 2008, only 3 cancer drugs were on backorder. In 2011, 23 cancer drugs were in short supply from supplier to patient. The reasons are multiple and complex. And what of the patients? Brenda was told there was no more Doxil available. She’s mad, […]
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“Cher”ing “My” Smile guests for 1.30.12 are the folks from Palm Beach Harvest
Palm Beach Harvest is a non-profit, community-based organization of volunteers who collect and transport surplus food to non-profit distribution centers throughout Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Harvest utilizes volunteers who donate their time to rescue several million pounds of food every year. Community gardens are set up to provide additional produce. The conventional and Organic […]
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Fri., Jan. 27th at 2:00 p.m. EST www.W4WN.com
Ladies Who Inspire You don’t want to miss Alesia Shute! When she was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 7, her life was redirected as was that of her entire family. She survived six major surgeries that had never been tested on a child and countless hours of pain and months of hospitalization. […]
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Wed., Jan. 25, 2:00 p.m. EST: Caregiving S.O.S., W4WN.com
My guest is Eileen Wilkinson, Director of Marketing at Comfort Keepers in Fairfax, Virginia, which provides services to keep people independent in their homes such as: meal preparation, transportation, stimulating activities, range of motion exercises, personal care, bathing and home safety technology services. Eileen considers herself a student of navigating the joys and challenges of […]
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TUES., JAN. 24, 2:00 p.m. Special Cancer S.O.S. W4WN.com
In our country, we are blessed to have a 15-yr. breast cancer survival rate of 77%. Other countries are not so fortunate. The women in Africa need our help. Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded Courage to Dare. Their challenges: 1) In Africa breast cancer is a “curse from God”; 2) No […]
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