Share Your Story: Rachel DeSpain

<p>Rachel DeSpain is a breast cancer survivor, author, global adventurer, and entrepreneur. She lives in Hawaii with her husband and daughter. She wrote a book titled <i>A Wild Ride: Reclaiming my Edge after Cancer </i>to convey hope to survivors that it's possible to find joy after cancer.</p> <ul><li>02:17: I have been to more than 40 countries.  </li><li>03:41: Take us back to the beginning of your cancer journey.  </li><li>05:15: I woke up and looked down and I had no breasts. </li><li>07:10: I felt this incredible, strong shooting pain from my left breast, something I had never felt before.  </li><li>09:35: You know, no one told me anything.  </li><li>11:57: I think I would have been okay with radiated reconstructed breasts.  </li><li>14:21: There's no road map when you're finished with your treatment. </li><li>14:56: What was your worst moment? </li><li>17:40: How about your best moment? </li><li>19:34: We lived in Alaska for 10 years together, where we started and operated a zip line tour. </li><li>21:38: It's not an easy dream to pull off.  </li><li>23:45: How old was your daughter when you were diagnosed, and how did that impact her?  </li><li>25:30: What is the one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning of your cancer journey?  </li><li>27:10: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why? </li><li>30:48: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>32:12: 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="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-despain-author" target="_blank">Rachel on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/awildridebook/" target="_blank">Rachel on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="mailto:rachel.despain@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email Rachel</a></li></ul> <p><br /></p>