Why You Should Advocate For Your Own Health. How A Woman Beat Stage 4 Cancer/ Interview with Tammy Alameda

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08/26/21 • 25 min

When you know something is wrong and doctors give you an unsatisfying diagnosis, dig deeper. Tammy Alameda was told her weight loss wasn't to be concerned about and her troubles were nothing more than hemorrhoids. Months later and several doctor appointments that gave no answers, Tammy saw another doctor who thought she should have had the colonoscopy she wanted. But it was too late. An ER visit and agonizing pain proved that not only did Tammy have a problem, she almost lost her life.
Being told you may only have 24 hours to live is something unimaginable. But for Tammy, she knew her time wasn't up. Her diagnosis of Stage 4 Cancer didn't detour her from the fact that she had a lot of living left to do, no matter what the doctors said.
In this episode, Tammy shares her terrifying story that has a happy ending. It is so important that you seek answers no matter what your diagnosis. Always take someone with you to get all the information, and above all...NEVER GIVE UP!
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Patti

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Just because someone seems bold on the outside doesn't mean they are always brave. It takes courage to be vulnerable. That is how I have found ways to be brave in my life.
From chosing to jump off the 17 ft. high dive at the pool, to asking girls to play with me. It has always been a struggle but I found that you never get anything you don't ask for. Saying yes, or choosing to be brave and taking a risk, is the only way things change.
In my life today, I am still taking risks. Listen to this episode to find out how.
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The Strange Similarities For How We Deal With Healing Our Health & Forgiveness / Patti Diener

You wouldn't think that healing our health and forgiveness have anything in common, but it is quite fascinating to me how human beings often have the same reaction to both.
Inevitablly, change comes once we do either. If we heal from a long struggle with our health, or we find a way to forgive a long going grudge or tragic situation, our lives are changed and put us on a different path. This can be scary for a lot of people, especially if they have been unknowingly so attached to their feelings dealing with either.
We often don't realize that in struggling with poor health, or hanging onto grudges, that our identity as a victim is all we know. People can often feel lost once they've been cured, or find forgiveness for whatever situation plagued them. It can be difficult to trust the new feelings of peace, joy, ease, or grace.
In this episode I talk all about how I discovered this phenomenon. How listening to others and paying attention to friends and my own past, brought this strange similarity to light.
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