Share Your Story: Ben Cooper

<p>Ben Cooper is a Christian, husband, father of five, author, speaker, and beekeeper. Ben used his second cancer diagnosis as a therapy to launch his writing journey of Christian devotionals and children's books. His love of farming and nature is the backdrop of his writing.</p> <ul><li>01:13: Take us back to the beginning of that first cancer diagnosis and tell us where your journey began.  </li><li>03:52: I was already scheduled to have a specialist in Baltimore look at me.  </li><li>06:29: Was it considered throat cancer? </li><li>08:20: My step-grandfather had had neck cancer.  </li><li>10:07: I don't want my kids to be shocked to see a different dad come home from the hospital.  </li><li>12:07: My percentage with the surgery was a 35% survival rate. </li><li>15:07: Did you make it to five years? </li><li>18:49: Why couldn't they get you in sooner?  </li><li>20:28: Writing was my second therapy. </li><li>22:42: If I'm involved, I'm 120% involved. </li><li>23:42: What was your worst moment? </li><li>26:15: I was not wrong in challenging the hospital and saying, why didn't you tell me this? </li><li>28:09: My wife was in tears. </li><li>30:05: Almost 20 years later, I have a sinus infection every day of my life. </li><li>32:27: People I didn’t even know sent me letters of encouragement. </li><li>33:18: What is one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning? </li><li>34:19: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U. S., what would it be and why? </li><li>35:05: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>36:19: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? </li></ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.seriouswriter.com/bencooper" target="_blank">Ben's website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-cooper-218b5852/" target="_blank">Ben on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Ben-Cooper/e/B07N33S7K1?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&amp;qid=1644245966&amp;sr=8-4" target="_blank">Ben on Amazon (links