After seeing her article featured last week, we had to get this omie on the podcast! Tune in to hear from Ellie sharing her story:
"I have to believe that going through all of this at a young age has happened for a reason. I’m not someone who blindly believes God has a plan for everything, but in my case, I can’t help but recognize that He’s taught me a lesson. Spending your whole life worrying about what has happened, what will happen, what might happen, is a waste of time. I am proof that worrying does not work! I worried my whole life that I would get cancer. And guess what? It didn’t stop me from getting it."
LINK TO ARTICLE
Summary of her diagnosis:
Diagnosed with choroidal (retina) melanoma in November, 2022.
Had surgery in Boston, MA to implant a tantalum ring in my eye, at the end of November.
Treated with proton beam radiation in Boston, MA in December.
Follow-ups show shrinkage in the tumor. Slowly losing some peripheral eyesight. No sign of metastasis as of fall 2023.
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E66: Protecting Your Mental Health, Guest, Dr. Sanger
E65: Pros & Cons of Radiation to the Eye, Guest, Dr. Basil K. Williams
E64: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT You+10 Challenge!
E63: A Caregiver’s Perspective, Guest, Lisa Durbin
E62: Enucleation 101 (part 2) with Julie, Lindsay, & Kristen
E61: RARE² Rare Disease Day Webinar
E60: Systemic Therapy 101 with Dr. McKean
E59: RARE² Panel Interview - Kenny, Yvonne, Presley
E58: Enucleation 101 (Clay, Alison, Danet, and Wendy) PART 1
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Eye on Mental Health: Session 3: Healing with Spirituality
Eye on Mental Health: Session 2: Coping with your diagnosis, your new normal?
Eye on Mental Health: Session 1: Getting Your Passion Back; Turning Talents into Healing
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E56: Unrealistic Timelines in a Cancer Diagnosis
E 55 Q1 Webinar: A Living Library for Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin, M.D.
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