96: Melanoma and the Power of Persistence and Community Healing | Lorre Faszholz

We go through a journey with Lorre Faszholz, HealingStrong Group Leader, who found a red spot and recounts the journey from the first alarming signs of melanoma to her invasive diagnosis. Lorre's story reminds us how important it is to be our own advocate.Lorre received a stage 1, and later on, a stage 4 metastatic melanoma diagnosis She shares the emotions and pivotal decisions involved in her treatment, including the anxiety of undergoing a biopsy and the overwhelming relief of finding strength in her faith. Lorre also shares the stress-related health setbacks, and the schedule of lung surgery followed by two years of immunotherapy.Beyond her medical journey, Lorre emphasizes the power of community and lifestyle changes in the healing process. She discusses how her husband's adoption of a plant-based diet led to remarkable improvements in his health and the benefits of growing their own food. The conversation extends to her leadership in a cancer support group through and with the support of HealingStrong.HealingStrong, is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting and educating those facing cancer, and to learn how you can join this supportive network and be part of a community-centered journey towards healing and resilience, check out healingstrong.org.To reach Lorre Faszholz and ask questions about her HealingStrong group or ask more about her story, email her at:[email protected]'s mission is to educate, equip and empower our group leaders and group participants through their journey with cancer or other chronic illnesses, and know there is HOPE. We bring this hope through educational materials, webinars, guest speakers, conferences, community small group support and more.Please take advantage of our FREE resources below to help you along your health and healing journey:Support Group DirectoryHolistic Curriculum - Participant GuideSupport Our Mission - DonateAdditional Health ResourcesListen to Previous EpisodesWebsite: healingstrong.org