Matt Fumo - Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, Son of Stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma Survivor & Staying In The Present Moment

On this week’s episode Maddy and Shannon are talking to Matt Fumo, a spinal cord injury survivor and son of a Stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma Survivor. To start the episode, Shannon and Maddy give a quick update and both have some exciting news to share! As they dive into the conversation with Matt, he discusses more details about how injury and how it happened, how medical professionals told him he would never walk again, growing up with a dad with cancer and where his dad is now in his cancer journey, and how him and his dad got even closer as they both had gone through life threatening medical occurrences. Matt also talks about his recovery after his accident and how seeing his dad fight and push through cancer, made him fight even harder for the ability to walk again. We also discuss the mind-body connection in relation to spinal cord injuries and cancer, and how it’s so important. Matt is beyond inspiring, he fully recovered from his injury and is now training for a triathlon!! You can follow Matt on Instagram @mattfumo and keep up with us and our guests @canceractuallysuckspod. Follow Maddy on Instagram @cancersurvivor_nutritioncoach & Shannon @shancury!