Health, Hope & Inspiration for People of Faith Living with Cancer

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Health, Hope & Inspiration for People of Faith Living with Cancer

A weekly radio podcast developed to help people find answers to questions about cancer, cancer prevention and overall healthy living. Each week, program host, the Rev. Percy McCray, and his co-host, Wayne Shepherd, share practical ways to find health, hope and inspiration along life's journey. Rev. McCray offers personal insights drawn from over 20 years in full-time pastoral care. The program also features a wide range of clinicians, doctors, pastors, nutritionists, wellness professionals and everyday people who share their expertise to provide tools to get well. Health, Hope and Inspiration is designed to encourage hearts, educate minds, strengthen bodies and build faith.

  1. 396

    Episode #400: The Most POWERFUL Message You Need to Hear Right Now!

    In this powerful episode, you'll receive a hope-filled, life-giving, and faith-packed message that will inspire and uplift you right now. 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer annually, and over 600,000 of them are projected to die from this disease, yet so many feel isolated, hopeless, and without support. What are we going to do about it? Take a few minutes to listen and be encouraged right now! The BRAND-NEW 'Health Hope and Inspiration' show with Rev. Percy McCray, a colon cancer survivor and 30-year minister to cancer patients, is designed to be exactly just 'What the Doctor Ordered' and 'PRESCRIBED' for anyone living with and fighting cancer.

  2. 395

    Cancer Taught Me How to Fight Back - Episode 399

    Featuring: Tiffany Jones I want everything back that cancer took from me.

  3. 394

    People Can Feel Your Smile on the Phone - Episode 398

    Featuring: Eric Johnson I'm committed to making every cancer patient feel important!

  4. 393

    Being a Caregiver for Someone with Incurable Cancer Is Not Easy - Episode 397

    Featuring: Alisha Easton All the cards are on the table and there's no changing this situation.

  5. 392

    My Cancer Is Never Going Away - Episode 396

    Featuring: Ed Easton The rest of my life with cancer can last a really long time.

  6. 391

    I Adopted a Little Girl and Then Cancer Showed Up - Episode 395

    Featuring: Heather Salazar Having cancer motivated me to help other cancer patients.

  7. 390

    Help, I'm Overwhelmed with All This Cancer Talk (Treatment Terminology) - Episode 394

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray Cancer is tough enough, then you expect me to understand all this language!

  8. 389

    Let's Get This Show on the Road - Episode 393

    Featuring: Andrea Sisler Someone has to beat this horrific disease and it might as well be me.

  9. 388

    It Just Didn't Seem Like the Right Answer - Episode 392

    Featuring: Kimberly Airhart I wouldn't be here if I did not insist on getting a scan.

  10. 387

    Your Brain Needs Physical Therapy - Episode 391

    Featuring: Sheena Hill-Dilla What happens to our brain during sickness and disease.

  11. 386

    Progress Is Being Made with Treatment of Breast Cancer - Episode 390

    Featuring: Dr. Veronica Jones The future of breast cancer treatment is hopeful.

  12. 385

    Breast Cancer Facts - Episode 389

    Featuring: Dr. Veronica Jones Important information to know about breast cancer.

  13. 384

    Your Brain Is an Organ That Requires Care - Episode 388

    Featuring: Sheena Hill-Dilla Don't ignore your brain; it requires your attention.

  14. 383

    Help, I'm Overwhelmed with All This Cancer Talk (Diagnostic Terms) - Episode 387

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray I just need to understand what my doctor is saying to me.

  15. 382

    Cancer Made Us Partners for a Higher Calling - Episode 386

    Featuring: Kimberly Airhart / Andea Sisler Your suffering can be someone else's blessing.

  16. 381

    What I Learned on the Path of Suffering - Episode 385

    Featuring: Dr. Steve Benson Can pain and suffering through sickness facilitate personal maturity?

  17. 380

    What's Going on with Black Men and the Prostate Cancer Community? - Episode 384

    Featuring: Dr. Kimlin Ashing, James Morrison, Rev. John McCall Looking at prostate cancer disparities and black men.

  18. 379

    Understanding the Basics of Prostate Cancer - Episode 383

    Featuring: Dr. Bamidele Adesunloye Men, can we talk about prostate cancer?

  19. 378

    As a Health Care Clinician, Cancer Made Me a Client - Episode 382

    Featuring: Dr. Steve Benson As a clinician, my role switched when diagnosed with cancer.

  20. 377

    Tools Needed to Fight Cancer - Episode 381

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray Fighting any battle is all about having the right weaponry.

  21. 376

    Addressing Mental Health May Require a Team Approach - Episode 380

    Featuring: Sylvia Jones Sometimes looking at the man or woman in the mirror requires help from others.

  22. 375

    How Nurses Impact a Cancer Journey - Episode 379

    Featuring: Amani Elghoroury Nurses can provide more than just your meds.

  23. 374

    The Impact of Spiritual Well-Being on Physical Well-Being - Episode 378

    Featuring: Daniel Kellman The value of understanding how to support the "whole person."

  24. 373

    A Season to Reset Your Assets - Episode 377

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray Cancer can help you reevaluate what's important to you NOW.

  25. 372

    The Hope I Have Was Not Just for Me - Episode 376

    Featuring: Sylvia Jones I created an atmosphere of intentional joy during my cancer journey.

  26. 371

    My Clinical Profession Is More than a Career, It's a Calling - Episode 375

    Featuring: Daniel Kellman Having your head, heart, and hands wrapped around the mission of your calling.

  27. 370

    In the Midst of Hardship, Seize the Moment - Episode 374

    Featuring: Lee Baker Having cancer made me love harder and dig deeper.

  28. 369

    I Support Cancer Patients Asking the Question, Why? - Episode 373

    Featuring: Jonathan Stoner Having cancer and its affects is not fair, so I choose to support this community.

  29. 368

    My Childhood Sickness Planted a Seed for Spiritual Health Care Service - Episode 372

    Featuring: Jonathan Stoner I'm meant to be among chaos and uncertainty of the suffering.

  30. 367

    Laughter Is My Therapy - Episode 371

    Featuring: Zakiyyah Claybron I always turn bad things to positive.

  31. 366

    The Privilege of Working with a Global Change Agent - Episode 370

    Featuring: Keith Shoates What happens when one is touched by the feeling of others' infirmities?

  32. 365

    Don't Be Afraid to Reach Out for Help - Episode 369

    Featuring: Aleta Sayas Please take advantage of seeking counseling during cancer treatment.

  33. 364

    To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo - Episode 368

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray Being inked up while having cancer.

  34. 363

    You Must Be Your Own Health Care Advocate - Episode 367

    Featuring: Alicia Sayas My sister had cancer first, which gave me time to process when I was diagnosed.

  35. 362

    Cancer was Double Trouble - Episode 366

    Featuring: Aleta and Alicia Sayas We've shared everything together, including having cancer.

  36. 361

    Prostate Cancer and the African American Community - Episode 365

    Featuring: Keith Shoates Calling all men to prostate cancer awareness.

  37. 360

    Don't Hesitate to Meditate - Episode 364

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray and Wayne Sheperd Do you ever think about what you think about?

  38. 359

    At Some Point We All Need a Physician - Episode 363

    Featuring: Rev. Dr. Que English Even Superman gets holes in his cape.

  39. 358

    Faith Without Works Is Dead - Episode 362

    Featuring: Bishop John Sheard People of faith must make a commitment to their health.

  40. 357

    Lean on Me When You're Not Strong - Episode 361

    Featuring: Courtney Lewis I love supporting the cancer community.

  41. 356

    Can I Tell You a Little Story? - Episode 360

    Featuring: Yolanda Perry Since I survived cancer, it's become my mission to help others.

  42. 355

    What to Do When Your Loved One Quits Fighting – Episode 359

    Featuring: Rev. Percy McCray Help! It's so hard watching my loved one die.

  43. 354

    Miracles Are Not God's Best - Episode 358

    Featuring: Rev. Angela Pewett I may be a miracle, but I'm not anyone special.

  44. 353

    Cancer Forces You to Look Inward - Episode 357

    Featuring: Barbetta Neil I realized there was more in me than outside of me.

  45. 352

    I Have Good News and I Have Bad News - Episode 356

    Featuring: Yolanda Perry I emotionally ate after being told I had cancer.

  46. 351

    My years after cancer care ministry - Episode 355

    Featuring: Rev. Michael A. Langham I faithfully served as hospital chaplain until God moved me to the pastorate.

  47. 350

    My years of cancer care ministry - Episode 354

    Featuring: Rev. Michael A. Langham I never saw cancer care ministry in my future.

  48. 349

    I prayed but I also sought medical treatment - Episode 353

    Featuring: Barbetta Neil I never thought I would get cancer.

  49. 348

    Cancer and the Hispanic community - Episode 352

    Featuring: Sonia Ray The darkest time of my life was the trampoline that propelled me into my destiny.

  50. 347

    Cancer chose me, I did not choose cancer - Episode 351

    Featuring: Brian Bowers Cancer repurposed my life.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A weekly radio podcast developed to help people find answers to questions about cancer, cancer prevention and overall healthy living. Each week, program host, the Rev. Percy McCray, and his co-host, Wayne Shepherd, share practical ways to find health, hope and inspiration along life's journey. Rev. McCray offers personal insights drawn from over 20 years in full-time pastoral care. The program also features a wide range of clinicians, doctors, pastors, nutritionists, wellness professionals and everyday people who share their expertise to provide tools to get well. Health, Hope and Inspiration is designed to encourage hearts, educate minds, strengthen bodies and build faith.

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Rev. Percy McCray with City of Hope

Produced by City of Hope®

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