Alonzo Mourning Opens Up About Cancer, Kidney Disease & Heart Health

NBA legend and Miami Heat icon Alonzo Mourning joins Baptist Health primary care physician Dr. Daniel Ramon for a powerful conversation about men’s health, preventive screenings and why feeling fine does not always mean being healthy.During this special Men’s Health Month discussion, Mourning opens up about his kidney transplant, prostate cancer diagnosis and heart procedures — including the routine checkup that led doctors to discover a serious heart rhythm issue even though he felt completely fine.Together, Mourning and Dr. Ramon encourage men to take charge of their health, schedule regular checkups, ask questions, know their family history and stop waiting until something hurts before seeing a doctor.Because as Mourning says: “If you don’t go, you don’t know.”For more health and wellness resources, visit Baptist Health South Florida’s Resource Blog: https://baptisthealth.net/newsGuests:Alonzo MourningMiami HEAT Alumni, NBA Hall of FamerProstate Cancer SurvivorDaniel Ramon, M.D.Family Medicine PhysicianBaptist Health Primary CareIf you found this episode helpful, you may also enjoy:The Screening That Changed Everything for Alonzo MourningChampioning Men's Health: A Conversation with Alonzo MourningThe Conversation Men Need to Have and Why It Starts Now