Share Your Story: Greg Ciola

<p>In November 2019, Greg Ciola was diagnosed with stage 3 unresectable malignant metastatic melanoma. It spread to his brain as an egg-sized hemorrhaging stage 4 tumor that almost killed him. Going from feeling perfectly healthy to being in a battle for his life, Greg felt a spiritual call to start a support group to help people battling cancer.</p> <ul><li>02:37: I knew nothing about melanoma. </li><li>04:43: You have metastatic melanoma.</li><li>06:12: How often do you have to have the infusion? </li><li>08:45: I had to do constant blood draws to see what was going on.  </li><li>10:03: All the scans were clear up until October of 2020. </li><li>12:19: We see something in your brain.  </li><li>14:41: It can show up anywhere.  </li><li>16:40: Was your wife allowed to be with you in the beginning?  </li><li>19:07: Did you only have to do the procedure one time?  </li><li>22:55: If anything's off, they won't give you the immunotherapy.  </li><li>25:31: Prior to cancer, you were into fitness wellness working out supplements.  </li><li>27:05: Do you think this was harder for you to go through it as a patient or as a caregiver?  </li><li>29:01: What has been your worst moment? </li><li>30:54: What about your best moment? </li><li>33:14: What's one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning?  </li><li>33:50: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U.S., what would it be and why? </li><li>36:15: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>38:23: Aside from Cancer U, what's one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? </li></ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="https://crossingjordan.com/" target="_blank">Crossing Jordan Ministries</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/crossingjordan/" target="_blank">Greg on LinkedIn</a></li></ul>