Share Your Story: Jay Einbender

<p>Surviving Stage 3C and Stage 4 colon cancer and their treatments and overcoming their long-term side effects taught Jay Einbender that cancer is not just a journey of the body, but equally a journey of the mind and soul. And that all three must be treated concurrently.</p> <ul><li>01:56: I started having symptoms in my lower left abdomen. </li><li>04:27: Why was it such a nightmare? </li><li>06:06: I had my chemotherapy at Sloan Kettering. </li><li>08:35: It cost $10,000 a shot to keep my white blood cell levels high. </li><li>10:35: I slept on average three hours a night. </li><li>12:48: Cancer stresses your finances from the very beginning.  </li><li>14:43: What did you do before cancer? </li><li>17:57: She’s the number one lung transplant doctor in the United States. </li><li>20:59: What was the worst moment for you? </li><li>23:04: People always think of me as an extrovert, but I'm really an introverted extrovert. </li><li>24:19: How about your best moment?  </li><li>27:10: What is one thing you wish you had known at the beginning? </li><li>31:18: if you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U.S., what would it be and why? </li><li>32:41: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>34:08: 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://www.heartfirst.xyz/" target="_blank">Heartfirst</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HEARTFirstBook" target="_blank">Heartfirst on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="mailto:jayeinbender@me.com" target="_blank">Email Jay</a></li></ul> <p> </p>