Finding Hope and Acceptance in a Cancer Diagnosis: One Couple's Advice

07/25/22 • 18 min

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You’ve received a cancer diagnosis. Now what? For George Kolasa, it was obvious: use his glioblastoma diagnosis for good. “I’ve been chosen,” he says. Since February, George has been spreading his message of hope, acceptance and overcoming adversity on social media, while husband Justin has taken on his new role as caretaker with military-grade precision and organization.

In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes talks with George and Justin on their journey to accepting a life they never planned for, plus what advice they have for families going through the same thing.

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